Marking the occasion of Dhanush's birthday (July 28), the makers of #D51 have officially announced the project, along with a poster. Dhanush, who is awaiting the release of Captain Miller is working on a Hindi film titled Tere Ishk Mein and has collaborated with Sun Pictures for D 50, which is also his sophomore directorial. Following these, he is all set to join hands with Telugu director Sekhar Kammula (of Happy Days (2007) and Fidaa (2017) fame) for D51.
This pan-Indian project is said to be mounted on a large scale and will be produced by Suniel Narang and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao under the banners of Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Amigos Creations Pvt Ltd.