Santhanam is said to be in talks to play the lead role in the official Tamil remake of Agent Sai Srinivas Athreya. The Telugu detective comedy-thriller, which starred Naveen Polishetty in the lead role, raked in the moolah at the box-office and was declared a blockbuster.
The Tamil remake is likely to be directed by Manoj Beedha of Vanjagar Ulagam fame. Santhanam has multiple films waiting for release in the pipeline including Dagaalty, Server Sundaram, Odi Odi Uzhaikkanum, and Dikkilona.