Sunny Deol is set to headline ‘Suryaa’, an upcoming Hindi film that marks the Bollywood directorial debut of Malayalam filmmaker M. Padmakumar, known for films such as ‘Joseph’. The makers have unveiled the film’s first-look motion poster.

The motion poster was released on Sunny Deol’s official Facebook page. The film was shot across Jaipur, Udaipur and Mumbai, and features Pragya Jaiswal and Tanushree Chakraborty as the female leads.

Sunny Deol leads an ensemble cast

Alongside Sunny Deol, Suryaa features Ravi Kishan, Tinnu Anand, Manish Wadhwa, Jisshu Sengupta, Rohit Tiwari, Khalid Siddiqui and Anoop Trivedi in key roles.

The film is presented by Kamal Mukut and produced under the MM Movies banner. Zee Cinemas will handle its worldwide theatrical release.

‘Joseph’ writer Shahi Kabir pens story

The story of Suryaa has been written by Shahi Kabir, who is known for his work on Malayalam films including ‘Joseph’, ‘Nayattu’ and ‘Officer on Duty’. The screenplay has been jointly written by Karan Razdan, Neeraj Pathak and Mayank Sharma.

The technical team includes cinematographer Santosh Thundiyil and editor Ballu Saluja. Music for the songs has been composed by Uttam Singh and Ranjin Raj, while Uttam Singh has also composed the background score.

According to the makers, Sunny Deol’s performance is expected to be a major highlight of the film. Further details about the plot and the characters have not yet been revealed.

The film is set to open in cinemas on November 20.