National Award-winning actor Dhanush has teamed up with Bollywood director Om Raut for the biopic of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, titled Kalam. The film carries the tagline “The Missile Man of India.” Although Om Raut faced backlash for his earlier work Adipurush, this new project has taken many by surprise.

The biopic is jointly produced by Abhishek Agarwal, Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, and Anil Sunkara under T-Series, Abhishek Agarwal Arts, and AK Entertainments, with the screenplay by Saiwyn Quadras.