Danny (2020 film)

Danny is a 2020 Indian Tamil language action film written and directed by Santhanamoorthy on his directorial debut. The film casts Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the main lead as a cop along with a Dog. Principal photography of the film began in January 2019. The film had a direct-to-streaming release on ZEE5.

Synopsis
Kunthavai, a police inspector, is assigned a tricky murder case. Upon investigation, she sets out to catch a gang of serial killers involved in the murder with the help of Danny, a police dog.

Cast

 * Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Inspector Kunthavai
 * Labrador Retriever as Danny
 * Vela Ramamoorthy as Chidambaram
 * Anitha Sampath as Madhi
 * Kawin as Neelakandan
 * Durai Sudhakar as Selvam
 * Vinoth Kishan as Kavi The Main Antagonist & a Drug Addict
 * Aathreyaa as Saravanan
 * KPY Ramar as Scientist
 * Shanaaya Daphne as Dhanam
 * Saravana Sakthi as Special appearance

Production
The film was announced by first-time director LC Santhanamoorthy and the filming commenced during early January 2019. The film genre was revealed to be made as woman oriented action film casting Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as a police cop and making it the second consecutive time for the actress to play such a role after Maari 2. The first look poster was unveiled by actor Jayam Ravi on Varalaxmi's 34th birthday during 5 March 2019 and the filmmakers nicknamed the lead actress as Makkal Selvi on her birthday at the sets Danny.

Release
The film was released on ZEE5 on August 1, 2020.