For the first time in his career, Dhanush will be acting in a film that is based on a social awareness. Thus far, Dhanush was seen in love-based subjects and action films.
In Mariyaan, directed by Bharat Bala, Dhanush plays a man fighting for the cause of the fishermen living in coastal hamlets. Bharat Bala is planning to shoot the film not just in coastal areas in India but abroad as well.
AR Rahman has scored the music for the film.