Diesel (2025 film)

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Diesel
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byShanmugam Muthusamy
Written byShanmugam Muthusamy
Produced byDevarajulu Markandeyan
SP Sankar
Kishore. S
Starring Harish Kalyan
Vinay Rai
Athulya Ravi
P. Sai Kumar
Cinematography M. S. Prabhu
Richard M. Nathan
Edited bySan Lokesh
Music by Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Production
companies
Third Eye Entertainment
SP Cinemas
Distributed bySP Cinemas
Release date
  • 17 October 2025 (2025-10-17)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Diesel is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Shanmugam Muthusamy in his directorial debut and produced by Third Eye Entertainment and SP Cinemas. The film stars Harish Kalyan and Athulya Ravi in the lead roles, while Vinay Rai as its antagonist with an ensemble cast consisting of P. Sai Kumar, Ananya, Karunas, Ramesh Thilak, Kaali Venkat, Vivek Prasanna, Sachin Khedekar, Sai Krishna, Zakir Husain, Thangadurai, KPY Dheena, Apoorva Singh and others in pivotal roles.

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The film was officially announced in June 2022 under the official title, Diesel. Principal photography commenced earlier in December 2021 and got wrapped in November 2023. The film's music is composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas, with cinematography handled by M. S. Prabhu and Richard M. Nathan; and editing by San Lokesh.

Diesel is scheduled to release in theatres on 17 October 2025, coinciding with Diwali. [1]

Cast

Production

Development

By the end of June 2022, Harish Kalyan who was last seen in Oh Manapenne! (2021) was announced to collaborate with Shanmugam Muthusamy for his next film titled Diesel starring opposite to Athulya Ravi as the female lead playing the role of a lawyer. [2] The film is produced by Devarajulu Markandeyan, SP Sankar, Kishore. S under his Third Eye Entertainment and SP Cinemas, while the technical team consists of cinematographers Richard M. Nathan and M. S. Prabhu, editor San Lokesh [3] and action choreographers Stunt Silva and Rajasekhar. [4] Apart from the lead actors, the film stars Vinay Rai as its antagonist, alongside an ensemble cast consisting of P. Sai Kumar, Ananya, Karunas, Ramesh Thilak, Kaali Venkat, Vivek Prasanna, Sachin Khedekar, Sai Krishna, Zakir Husain, Thangadurai, KPY Dheena, Apoorva Singh and others in important roles. [5]

Filming

Principal photography began in December 2021 in locations like Chennai and Hyderabad. [6] During the announcement in June 2022, the filming was ongoing in Pondicherry. [7] In an interview, Athulya mentioned that the filming took place in Cuddalore for around 10 days. [8] By the mid-of November 2022, it was reported that the filming in nearing completion. [9] The pre-climax sequence showcasing a protest was shot with around 500 junior artists. [10] The entire filming got wrapped in mid-November 2023. [11]

Music

Diesel
Soundtrack album by
Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Genre Feature film soundtrack
LanguageTamil
Label Think Music
Producer Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Dhibu Ninan Thomas chronology
Ajayante Randam Moshanam
(2024)		Diesel
(2025)
Singles from Diesel
  1. "Beer Song"
    Released: 10 February 2023
  2. "Dillubaru Aaja"
    Released: 18 February 2025

The film has music composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas. [12] The first single titled "Beer Song" was released on 10 February 2023 to become an instant hit for its orchestration, lyrics and choreography. [13] The second single titled "Dillubaru Aaja" sung by Silambarasan [14] and Shweta Mohan was released on 18 February 2025. [15]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Beer Song" Rokesh Gana Guna3:16
2."Dillubaru Aaja"Rokesh, GKB Silambarasan, Shweta Mohan 4:38

Release

Diesel is scheduled to release in theatres on 17 October 2025, coinciding with Diwali, clashing with Bison, Dude, and Love Insurance Kompany . [16] Along with the original Tamil version, the film will also be released in the dubbed versions of Telugu and Hindi. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Priya (29 August 2025). "தீபாவளி வெளியீட்டில் இணைந்தது 'டீசல்'". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "சண்முகம் முத்துசாமி இயக்கத்தில் 'டீசல்' - ஆக்‌ஷனில் இறங்கும் ஹரீஷ் கல்யாண்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 29 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Features, C. E. (29 June 2024). "New poster of Harish Kalyan's Diesel out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Diesel teaser: Harish Kalyan fights the system in this actioner; release date out". Cinema Express. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Diesel release date, teaser out: Harish Kalyan's action film joins Diwali race". OTTPlay. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Harish Kalyan, Athulyaa's film titled 'Diesel'; First-look posters out". The Times of India. 28 June 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Diesel is a kind of script that no actor wants to miss: Harish Kalyan". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  8. ↑ Gupta, Rinku (14 December 2022). "Location Diaries: Athulya Ravi for Diesel- A sea of experience". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Harish Kalyan & Athulyaa starrer 'Diesel' nearing completion". The Times of India. 16 November 2022. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Shoot at Site: Harish Kalyan turns into an action hero in 'Diesel'". The Times of India. 9 November 2023. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 27 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Harish Kalyan and Athulyaa Ravi's 'Diesel' shooting wrapped up". The Times of India. 12 November 2023. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Harish Kalyan grooves to STR's Dillubaru Aaja". DTnext.in. 18 February 2025. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Beer Song: This romantic track from Harish Kalyan, Athulya Ravi's Diesel is an instantly likeable melody". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "'Diesel' second single 'Dillubaru Aaja': The song from the Harish Kalyan starrer gets fan grooving - WATCH". The Times of India. 18 February 2025. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 16 April 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  15. ↑ S, Ashwin (18 February 2025). "Diesel's peppy second single 'Dillubaru Aaja' features vocals by Silambarasan". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  16. ↑ "Harish-starrer Diesel joins Deepavali race". www.dtnext.in. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  17. ↑ Features, C. E. (29 June 2023). "Makers release a new poster of Harish Kalyan from Diesel". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
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