'Appuchi Graamam' director moves from sci-fi to action

Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Director Vi Anand, who made an impressive Tamil debut with sci-fi film "Appuchi Graamam", has now started working on his next film which is Telugu actioner titled "Tiger".

The action story is said to be set against the backdrop of the Ganges.

"We are currently shooting in Varanasi. We will shoot here for one week and then head to other locations. The film, which will be high on action, will also be shot across Rajahmundry, Allahabad, Vishakhapatnam and Hyderabad," the film's producer NV Prasad told IANS.

Sundeep Kishan and Rahul Ravindran play the lead in the film, while Seerat Kapoor has been paired opposite the latter.

Anand, who is a former associate of filmmaker of A.R Murugadoss, is also working to produce a commercial entertainer a la his mentor.