Draft:Kalam

Kalam
Kalam
Directed by	Om Raut
Written by	Saiwyn Quadras
Produced by	Abhishek Agarwal; Anil Sunkara; Bhushan Kumar; Krishan Kumar
Starring	Dhanush;
Production; companies	Abhishek Agarwal Arts; AK Entertainments; T-Series Films
Country	India
Language	Hindi

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Kalam (also marketed as Kalam: The Missle Man of India) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical film directed by Om Raut from a screenplay written by Saiwyn Quadras. Produced by Abhishek Agarwal Arts, AK Entertainments and T-Series Films, the film stars Dhanush as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, an aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the president of India from 2002 to 2007.

The film was officially announced in May 2025. Principal photography is yet to take place.

Cast

Dhanush as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Production

Development

On 21 May 2025 at Cannes Film Market, Abhishek Agarwal and Anil Sunkara announced a biographical film of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who would be portrayed by Dhanush under the direction of Om Raut.^[1] Being the actor's fifth film in Hindi, it would be produced by jointly produced by Abhishek, Anil, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under Abhishek Agarwal Arts and T-Series Films.^[2]

References

^ Ramachandran, Naman (2025-05-21). "Dhanush to Play Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Om Raut-Directed Biopic". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
^ Kumar, Akshay (2025-05-09). "Dhanush to headline Abdul Kalam biopic". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

[1] Ramachandran, Naman (2025-05-21). "Dhanush to Play Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Om Raut-Directed Biopic". Variety. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

[2] Kumar, Akshay (2025-05-09). "Dhanush to headline Abdul Kalam biopic". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-05-21.

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