New Delhi, June 14 -- Sivakarthikeyan has begun shooting Seyon, his 26th film and second collaboration with Kamal Haasan's Raaj Kamal Films International after the Rs 300 crore blockbuster Amaran. The rural action fantasy, directed by Sivakumar Murugesan and co-produced by R Mahendran of Turmeric Media, went on floors on May 18 with a puja ceremony attended by Kamal Haasan himself, and is targeting a theatrical release on October 26, 2026, in what would be the Diwali window.

The project represents a sharp tonal shift from Amaran, the 2024 biographical war drama that established Sivakarthikeyan as a credible dramatic lead and earned RKFI one of its biggest commercial successes. Where Amaran was rooted in real events and military disciplin...