Santhanam turns a cop now

After signing a family comedy under the direction of newbie Sethuraman, Santhanam has now taken up another project, under the direction of

KS Manikandan

, with whom he teamed up earlier for Kannu Ladu Thinna Aasaiya. Titled

Oodi Oodi Uzhaikanum

, the film will be an action comedy which will have Santhanam essaying the role of a cop for the first time as a hero. Manikandan says, ���The project will go on floors on November 7. The film will be shot in and around Chennai, except for a song and a fight sequence, which will be shot abroad. Though Santhanam will be seen as a cop, the film will not be an out-and-out action flick; it will have lighter moments, too. Amyra Dastur, who plays the female lead in the movie, will play a journalist in it.���

Ghibran

has been roped in to compose music for the film.