Chiyaan Vikram will foray into Kannada actor Yash’s zone with his next.

The Ponniyin Selvan: I (PS: I) actor recently underwent a look test for the action drama, tentatively titled Chiyaan61.

Vikram starrer is set in the pre-independence era and is based on a real story about a marginalised community in the Kolar Gold Field (KGF). The story is about real-life miners who worked in KGF during the British era.

Director Pa Ranjith had been working on the script since 4 years and left no stone unturned to research about the miners, community working at KGF etc.

Rashmika Mandanna is being considered to play his leading lady in the film that will also release in 3D.