Actor Shirish and ‘Metro’ editor team up for ‘Pistha’

Actor Shirish, who grabbed everyone’s attention with his debut movie METRO, is all set to star in a rural comedy drama titled Pistha. Speaking about the movie, Shirish says, “I’m very happy to share the news that I am going to do a village based rural entertainer. Editor of the film METRO, Ramesh Bharathi, will be directing this project. When he narrated me the story, I just loved it. When he offered me the lead role I wasted no time in saying yes and grabbed it immediately without letting it get away.”

Mrudula Murali of the  Malayalam movie Ayal Njanalla fame will be playing the female lead and Arundhati Nair of Saithan fame is the second female lead. The music will be done by Dharan.

Sathish, Namo Narayanan, Swaninathan, Yogi Babu and Sentrayan form the supporting cast. “We are starting the shooting on August 2nd and are set to shoot the complete movie in and around Kumbakonam and Karaikkudi,” said Shirish.