Nelson
Dilipkumar
had
a
surprise
in
store
for
the
fans
who
are
eagerly
awaiting
updates
of
his
forthcoming
film
Beast.
The
helmer
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
today
(August
7)
to
announce
that
director-actor
Selvaraghavan
has
been
roped
in
to
play
a
key
role
in
the
actioner,
which
stars
Thalapathy
Vijay
in
the
lead
role.
Welcoming
him
on
board
Nelson
tweeted,
"Welcome
onboard
sir!
@selvaraghavan
Looking
forward
to
working
with
you
sir!!
#beast."
On
the
other
hand,
the
makers
of
the
film
Sun
Pictures
shared
a
17-second
footage
featuring
Selvaraghavan
to
announce
his
inclusion.
Their
latest
tweet
read,
"@selvaraghavan
joins
the
cast
of
#Beast."
Well,
with
the
promising
actor's
inclusion
in
the
film,
fans
are
super
excited
and
are
now
eagerly
waiting
to
see
him
and
Vijay
together
on
the
big
screen.
The
shooting
of
Beast
is
currently
underway
in
Chennai.
Touted
to
be
an
out-and-out
action
entertainer,
the
film
features
Pooja
Hegde
as
the
leading
lady.
The
actress
will
be
making
her
comeback
in
Kollywood
after
almost
10
years
of
her
debut
film
Mugamoodi
(2012).
Apart
from
Pooja,
the
film
will
also
feature
Yogi
Babu,
Aparna
Das
and
Shine
Tom
Chacko
in
key
roles.
If
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Bollywood's
versatile
actor
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
might
play
the
antagonist
in
the
highly
anticipated
film.
However,
an
official
confirmation
about
his
addition
is
yet
to
be
made
by
the
makers.
The
film's
technical
team
consists
of
music
composer
Anirudh
Ravichander
and
cinematographer
Manoj
Paramahamsa.
The
film
has
editor
R
Nirmal
taking
charge
at
the
editing
table.
On
a
related
note,
Beast's
first
schedule
was
wrapped
up
in
Georgia.
Also,
the
first
and
second
look
posters
of
the
actioner
were
released
on
Vijay's
42nd
birthday
(June
18).