Kamal Haasan’s Thoongaavanam to hit the screens before Diwali

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan’s new action thriller Thoongaavanam, a Telugu-Tamil bilingual that unfolds through the course of a single night, will release worldwide on November 10, 2015.

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan’s new action thriller Thoongaavanam, a Telugu-Tamil bilingual that unfolds through the course of a single night, will release worldwide on November 10, 2015, according to its US distributor.

Kamal Haasan’s new film Thoongaavanam is an action thriller that unfolds through the course of a single night. (ThoongaavanamMovie/Facebook)

“The film will release on November 10 in the US, with special premieres planned for November 9,” read a statement overseas distribution company AZ India.

Directed by Haasan’s long-time associate Rajesh M Selva, the film is the official remake of French thriller Sleepless Night.

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Starring Haasan as a policeman, the film also features Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj, Kishore, Sampath Raj and Madhu Shalini in important roles.

Thoongaavanam trailer: Kamal Haasan film high on action, drama

Tipped to be a crime thriller, most of the story unfolds in a bar in a single night.