Chennai, July 11 -- The first look of actor Dhanush's upcoming film with director Vetri Maaran, Thamizh Murugan.

The poster, unveiled on Friday, features the actor riding an elephant, standing before a large army while holding a vel, the sacred spear associated with Lord Murugan.

The film marks Dhanush's fifth collaboration with Vetri Maaran after Polladhavan, Aadukalam, Vada Chennai, and Asuran. The duo had earlier announced Vada Chennai II: Anbuvin Ezhuchi, but work on that project has not yet begun.

The first-look poster uses imagery closely associated with Lord Murugan, who is revered as Thamizh Kadavul (the God of the Tamil people) in Tamil Nadu.

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