Chennai: GV Prakash Kumar has been officially confirmed as the music composer for director Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s upcoming film Pocket Novel. The announcement marks the first collaboration between the composer and the filmmaker.
When the film was announced in February 2026, Ilaiyaraaja was named as its music composer. However, the reason for the change in composers has not been disclosed by the makers.
The film’s production team announced GV Prakash Kumar’s inclusion through a short promotional video featuring him dancing to a new, yet-to-be-announced track from the film.
Vijay Sethupathi reunites with Thiagarajan Kumararaja
Pocket Novel stars Vijay Sethupathi, who reunites with Thiagarajan Kumararaja after their collaboration in Super Deluxe (2019). Malavika Mohanan, Raj B Shetty and Kishore are also part of the lead cast.
Andrew Louis, known for creating Prime Video’s Vadhandhi, has written the story and screenplay.
The technical crew includes Nirav Shah as director of photography, Sathyaraj Natarajan as editor, V Shanmugaraja as art director and Dhilip Subbarayan as stunt choreographer. Ezhilmathy is the costume designer. Sathyaraj Natarajan is also serving as an executive producer.
Thiagarajan Kumararaja is producing the film along with SD Ezhilmathy under the Tyler Durden and Kino Fist banners.
GV Prakash Kumar’s upcoming projects
GV Prakash Kumar is also composing music for several upcoming films, including Pa Ranjith’s Vettuvam, Arya’s Hello Kadhal and Dulquer Salmaan-starrers Sri Sri and Aakasamlo Oka Tara.