Dhruva Natchathiram

Dhruva Natchathiram
First look poster
Tamil	துருவ நட்சத்திரம்
Directed by	Gautham Menon
Produced by	Gautham Menon Venkat Somasundaram Reshma Ghatala Senthil Veeraasamy P. Madan
Written by	Gautham Menon
Starring	Vikram Aishwarya Rajesh Ritu Varma
Music by	Harris Jayaraj
Cinematography	Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran Jomon T. John
Edited by	Praveen Antony
Production company	Ondraga Entertainment Kondaduvom Entertainment,
Distributed by	Escape Artists Motion Pictures
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Dhruva Natchathiram (English: Pole star) is an upcoming Tamil-language action spy thriller film produced, written and directed by Gautham Menon. Featuring Vikram in the lead role, the film began production in January 2017.

Following the successes of Kaakha Kaakha (2003) and Vaaranam Aayiram (2008), director Gautham Menon and Suriya began discussions on another project featuring the duo. After rejecting two scripts including an action film titled Ennai Nokki Paayum Thotta, Suriya was impressed and accepted to work on the spy-thriller film Dhruva Natchathiram, which Menon hoped to turn into a franchise. Revealed to be produced by Menon too, the team released a series of posters in April 2013 indicating that the film would feature 12 pivotal characters. The film was officially launched at the director's office in May 2013, with a few test shots also taken during the month. A. R. Rahman was confirmed as the film's music composer, while Jomon T. John and Suresh Urs were announced as the cinematographer and editor respectively. Menon confirmed later in the month that Parthiepan and Simran had been added to the cast to play supporting roles. Actors Arun Vijay and Sudhanshu Pandey, previously seen in Billa II (2012), were also signed on to play characters with negative shades.Trisha was signed on to play the leading female role in the film, after reports that Asin Thottumkal, Sameera Reddy, Amala Paul and Priya Anand had been considered. However, the film's first schedule constantly began to be postponed and ultimately by October 2013, Menon and Suriya parted ways citing creative differences. Suriya released a press note revealing that Menon had been tinkering the script for six months without any such progress and that he could wait no longer as he had committed to other films. He also recalled that the pair had a similar unfruitful experience when making a film titled Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam in early 2004.