Malayalam star Nivin Pauly surprises audiences with his villainous role in Benz, a film directed by Bhagyaraj Kannan and written by Lokesh Kanagaraj. This marks Nivin Pauly's debut in such a grand-scale Tamil production.

The film, which stars Raghava Lawrence in the lead role, is currently in production.

Benz is the latest installment in the Lokesh Kanagaraj Universe (LCU), following the releases of Kaithi, Vikram, and Leo. The film is being produced under the banner of Passion Studios, in collaboration with Lokesh Kanagaraj's G Squad and Jagadish Palanisamy's The Route.

Sai Abhyankar is handling the music direction. The film, made on a big budget, features cinematography by Gautham George. Philomin Raj is in charge of editing, Jackie is the production designer, and Anbariv (Anl Arasu) is choreographing the action sequences. Filming is expected to take place over 120 days across various locations in India and abroad.