Kumki is an upcoming Indian Tamil film to be directed by Prabu Solomon

Prabu Solomon

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, starring Vikram Prabhu

Vikram Prabhu

Vikram Prabhu is an Indian film actor and producer. He is the eldest son of Prabhu Ganesan and grandson of actor Sivaji Ganesan.-Career:He was involved in the production of the film Aasal along with his father and Sivaji Productions....

, son of actor Prabhu Ganesan

Prabhu Ganesan

Prabhu Ganesan is a Tamil film actor and producer. He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan.-Personal life:A native of Tamil Nadu, Prabhu was born to Sivaji and Kamala Ganesan. He has an elder brother Ramkumar Ganesan who is a film producer, and two sisters, Shanthi and Thenmozhi. He did his...

, in his feature film debut. The story revolves around kumki elephants, with Vikram portraying a mahout

Mahout

A mahout is a person who drives an elephant. The word mahout comes from the Hindi words mahaut and mahavat. Usually, a mahout starts as a boy in the 'family business' when he is assigned an elephant early in its life and they would be attached to each other throughout the elephant's life.The most...

. A joint production by UTV Motion Pictures

UTV Motion Pictures

UTV Motion Pictures Plc is a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Software Communications Ltd. , based in London media and entertainment production company...

 and Thirupathi Brothers

Thirupathi Brothers

Thirupathi Brothers is a Tamil film production company owned by brothers N. Subash Chandrabose and N. Lingusamy and was founded in 2006.The company first produced the romantic film Deepavali, starring Jayam Ravi and Bhavana Menon in 2006, which was a moderate success...

, the film rejoins the crew that worked on Solomon's successful Mynaa

Mynaa

The film score and soundtrack for Mynaa was composed by D. Imman. The album consists of 5 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Yugabharathi and Eknaath. The songs, especially the title track, had become very popular, while the album was widely considered Imman's finest work yet.-Awards:...

(2010). Kumki was launched in July 2011 and is scheduled for a early 2012 release.

Production

The film which was earlier titled as Komban, will be shot across the forests of Kerala and Karnataka.