Prince (2022)

Interesting facts

Prince is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. V. Anudeep, who co-wrote the script with Anand Narayanan and Mohan Saro. The film is produced by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Suresh Productions. It stars Sivakarthikeyan, alongside Maria Ryaboshapka and Sathyaraj in the lead roles. Premgi Amaren, Subbu Panchu, Sathish Krishnan and VTV Ganesh appear in supporting roles. The film follows Anbu, a teacher from Pondicherry, who falls in love with Jessica, a British teacher at his school, which attracts opposition from some of the town's residents.

Production

In July 2021, K. V. Anudeep, who made his debut that year with Jathi Ratnalu, was reported to join hands with Sivakarthikeyan for his next directorial. Production was reportedly set to begin after the actor completed his commitments to Doctor (2021), Don (2022) and Ayalaan (2024); sources claimed that it would be filmed in both the Telugu and Tamil-languages. On 1 January 2022, the occasion of New Year, the project was officially announced.

Sivakarthikeyan reportedly received ₹30 crore (US$3.1 million) as remuneration. In February 2022, Ukrainian actress Maria Ryaboshapka was reported to have been cast in the film. The following month, she was confirmed. Ryaboshapka, despite playing a British woman who teaches English, was not fluent in the language, and memorised her dialogues after converting them to the Ukrainian script.

Principal photography commenced on 10 February 2022 with the first schedule in Karaikudi. The first schedule concluded in March and the same month, the team moved to Pondicherry for the second schedule. Ryaboshapka joined the sets in the second schedule. In May 2022, 90 percent of filming was completed; only a song was left to shoot. The final schedule commenced in May 2022 in Pondicherry.

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