Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly who made his Tamil debut with Alphonse Puthran’s Neram is working on his second Tamil film, Richie.
Directed by debutante Gautham Ramachandran, Richie is a remake of the Kannada crime drama, Ulidavaru Kandante.
Pauly plays a Tuticorin (a Tamil Nadu district) rowdy, named Richie. Cinematographer-turned-actor Natty plays a motor -boat mechanic. The story is about the turn of events between the two.
Kannada actress Shraddha Srinath of U-Turn fame plays the female lead.
Veteran Prakash Raj plays Pauly’s on-screen father and a pastor. Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli has an important role, as well.
Richie is scheduled for a summer release.
