Champion (2019 film)

Champion (சாம்பியன்) is an upcoming Indian Tamil language sports drama film written and directed by Suseenthiran. The film stars newbies Roshan and Mirnalini in the lead roles, Jayaprakash, GK Reddy and Narain play pivotal roles. The music for the film is composed by Arrol Corelli while cinematography is handled by R. Madhi. This film is edited by Sathyaraj Natarajan The film is produced by Raghavi under the production banner Kalanjiyam Cine Arts. Principal photography of the film commenced on 30 May 2018.

Cast

 * Roshan
 * GK Reddy
 * Mirnalini
 * Narain
 * Jayaprakash

Production
The film was announced to be made as a sports drama film mainly based on the sport of football by director Suseenthiran after his previous sports drama films including Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu (2009), Jeeva (2014) which turned out to be successful. The shooting of the film went on floors from 30 May 2018. Debutant Mirnalini was roped in to make her film debut in the female lead role along with another newcomer Roshan, nephew of actor-producer R. K. Suresh in the male lead role. The shooting of the film wrapped up in around 19 October 2018.

The first look poster of the film was unveiled by actor Vishal through his Twitter account on 29 January 2019 coinciding on the eve of emotional 10 years anniversary of director Suseenthiran's filming career since making his directorial debut through Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu which was released on the same day (29 January) in 2009.