Sameer Thahir Joins Dhanush's VIP 2!

Sameer Thahir, the renowned cinematographer turned director, is back to the Tamil movie industry. Reportedly, Sameer Thahir has been roped is as the DOP of the upcoming Dhanush starrer Velai Illa Pattathari 2 aka VIP 2.

The cinematographer made his Kollywood debut with the Priyadarshan-directed acclaimed movie Sila Samayangalil, which had Prakash Raj in the lead roles. He was widely appreciated for the visualisation of the movie.

VIP 2 marks the seventh outing of Sameer Thahir as a cinematographer. The director-cinematographer, who was an assistant of Amal Neerad, made his debut as a DOP with Amal's directorial debut, the Mammootty starrer Big B.

He later forayed into direction with the 2011-movie Chappa Kurish. Sameer Thahir later handled the cinematography of several popular films, including Lal Jose's Diamond Necklace and Anjali Menon's Bangalore Days.

VIP 2, which is a sequel to the 2014-released movie Velai Illa Pattathari aka VIP, is directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. Dhanush himself pens the script for the movie, which will have Bollywood actress Kajol in a pivotal role.

Amala Paul who essayed the female lead in VIP will reprise her role in the sequel as well. The rest of the star cast and further details of the movie, which is produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu for V Creations, is expected to be revealed soon.