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New addition in Jiiva’s Gypsy cast list

Jiiva teams up with Joker director Raju Murugan for a political satire titled Gypsy.
Jiiva teams up with Joker director Raju Murugan for a political satire titled Gypsy.

Having signed a few back-to-back projects in the last couple of months, actor Jiiva is on a signing spree. The actor recently launched his upcoming project, Gypsy, with critically acclaimed director Raju Murugan of Joker fame. Produced by Olympia movies, Gypsy was launched on February 15 with a customary pooja.

As per the latest update, the makers have roped in Kaala music director Santhosh Narayanan to compose music for the flick. The news was announced by the hitmaker himself through his Twitter page.

Unlike Raju Murugan’s previous films, the upcoming movie Gypsy is touted to be a large scale commercial film, set in the backdrop of social issues. Santhosh Narayanan and Raju Murugan have earlier worked together for the romantic drama Cuckoo, released in 2014.

Apart from Gypsy, music director Santhosh Narayanan is also part of Rajinikanth’s Kaala, Dhanush’s Vada Chennai, Pa. Ranjith’s Pariyerum Perumal and Karthik Subbaraj’s Mercury. 

Meanwhile, actor Jiiva is also busy shooting with his upcoming heist comedy entertainer Gorilla, directed by Don Sandy. Starring Shalini Pandey in the female lead, the movie also features a trained chimpanzee in an important role.

Sam CS of Vikram Vedha takes care of the music for the film which is produced by Vijayaraghavendra. Anthony L. Ruben handles the editing department.