Nivin Pauly has established a strong niche for himself in Tamil Nadu. Thanks to stupendous success of Premam, which ran for 200 days in Chennai.

Nivin, who is teaming up with Richie, took to Twitter to unveil the first look poster of the film. From the poster, it is pretty evident that Nivin has donned a never-before-seen character. Richie will also mark Nivin's second Tamil film after Neram. The film is a remake of the Kannada hit Ulidavaru Kandanthe.

Ending the wait...Presenting the first look poster of #RICHIE, my first straight Tamil Film....Further updates, very soon. :) pic.twitter.com/JFNYHrLg9h - Nivin Pauly (@NivinOfficial) April 24, 2017

Speaking about the film, director Gautham was said, "We have fixed Richie as the title and it is Nivin's name in the film. We had considered a lot of options and producers Anand Kumar and Vinod Shornur felt that Richie would be perfect for the film."

Based on Rashomon effect, Ulidavaru Kandanthe is about a female journalist who is on a mission to uncover the truth behind an incident, and the story is told in five different perspectives. The Kannada film was highly successful at the box office.

Also starring Shraddha Srinath, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli, Prakash Raj and Elango Kumaravel, the film is expected to release in the second half of this year.

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