Ganesh, who played the chocolate boy Sardarji - Trisha's lover in Abhiyum Naanum - turned into an 'angry young man' with Unnaipol Oruvan. Suddenly, producers were sitting up and taking notice.

Now director Selva, known for his action movies, is going to cash in on Ganesh's action hero image with his new film Muriyadi.

Ganesh’s third film in Tamil, he will play a fiery criminal lawyer who takes up the cudgels for the poor. This thriller is a remake of the Malayalam film Passenger.

Ganesh is pitted against a firebrand like Sathyaraj in the film with Ramya Nambisan - of Raman Thediya Seethaifame - playing the female lead.