Remember Solaiyamma featuring Sukanya in a path-breaking role? Karikalan was the ravenous villain in the film. He also acted in a few more movies. But he did not click well and producers did not exactly smother the tall and burly Karikalan. Left in the wilderness, he decided to take things in his own hands. Yes, he is producing a yet-to-be-titled film of which he is also the director. He is the hero of the film, which has actors like Pandiarajan, Nandita and Banuchander in the cast. It is notable that most of them are trying for a comeback when the audience felt it was time for them to hang up their boots.