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Mani Ratnam’s Chekka Chivantha Vaanam: 4 Stars, 4 Looks

On Sunday, the makers of Mani Ratnam’s much-anticipated multi-starrer Chekka Chivantha Vaanam announced the movie’s release date. Starring Vijay Sethupathi, STR, Arvind Swami, Arun Vijay, Jothika, Aditi Rao Hydari and Aishwarya Rajesh in lead roles, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam aka CCV will hit theatres on September 28.

“Unveiling 4 looks of #ChekkaChivanthaVaanam from tomorrow!,” tweeted Madras Talkies, the makers of the film, along with this poster on Sunday.

STR as Ethi

The wait is over! The makers of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam unveiled the character look poster of STR in the multi-starrer. “STR as Ethi in !,” tweeted Lyca Productions. In the Telugu version, Nawab, the actor’s character name is Rudra.

While Vijay Sethupathi, Arun Vijay and Arvind Swami sport rugged avatars, STR pulls off a suave look in the much-hyped movie.

Vijay Sethupathi as Rasool

The makers of Chekka Chivantha Vaanam had announced that they will release the name and look of their third star on August 15. They released a poster of a man with his back turned, similar to the previous ones. Fans identified this look as Vijay Sethupathi’s and the makers confirmed the same with a tweet.

“#ChekkaChivanthaVaanam – Look 3! Who is it going to be? #CCV #ManiRatnam @LycaProductions @thearvindswami #Simbu #STR #VijaySethupathi @arunvijayno1 @prakashraaj #Jyotika @aditiraohydari @aishu_dil @DayanaErappa @arrahman @santoshsivan @sreekar_prasad #MansoorAliKhan #Jayasudha (sic.)” they had first tweeted.

A few hours later, they revealed the look of Vijay Sethupathi with the tweet- “Vijay Sethupathi as Rasool in #ChekkaChivanthaVaanam! #CCV #ManiRatnam #VijaySethupathi @LycaProductions @thearvindswami #Simbu #STR @arunvijayno1 @prakashraaj #Jyotika @aditiraohydari @aishu_dil @DayanaErappa @arrahman @santoshsivan @sreekar_prasad #Jayasudha #MansoorAliKhan (sic.)”

On Monday, the makers announced that Arvind Swami will be playing ‘Varadan’ and revealed his look on Monday. They also announced that a second star’s look and name will be revealed on Tuesday.

#ChekkaChivanthaVaanam – Launching Star 2’s look today at 5:00 PM. Any guesses? #CCV #ManiRatnam @LycaProductions @thearvindswami #Simbu #STR #VijaySethupathi @arunvijayno1 @prakashraaj #Jyotika @aditiraohydari @aishu_dil @DayanaErappa @arrahman @santoshsivan #MansoorAliKhan (sic.)” the makers had tweeted.

Arun Vijay as Thyagu in Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

As promised, the makers have unveiled the character look of their second star out of the four. Here’s the character look of Arun Vijay in the film.

Arvind Swami as Varadan in Chekka Chivantha Vaanam

Here’s the first look of Arvind Swami’s character Varadan in the movie. In the Telugu version, his character name is Varada.

The character looks of Vijay Sethupathi and STR are expected to be unveiled in the coming days.

Produced by Madras Talkies and presented by Lyca Productions, the film talks about industrial revolution. Titled Nawab in Telugu, the movie’s music is handled by AR Rahman and cinematography by Santhosh Sivan.

Watch out this space for more updates on the movie.