Ashok Selvan took to Twitter to share that his short film 'Maya' which was made in 2017, is gearing up for a release soon. The short, which has him and Priya Anand in the lead roles is Directed by Ani I V Sasi, the maker behind the Tamil-Telugu Bilingual 'Ninnila Ninnila' which was released in February 2021. The lead actors in the film were Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma and Nithya Menen. While the rom-com was titled 'Ninnila Ninnila' in Telugu, it was named as 'Theeni' in Tamil.
Announcing the release of the soon-to-come teaser, the director said, "Here is the first look poster of #MAYA, a short film starring Ashok Selvan and Priya Anand. We made it back in 2017. Hope you like it."
Ashok Selvan too took to Twitter to announce the same. "Announcement - A shortfilm I acted in, which is very close to my heart. Directed by Ani Sasi who made Ninnila Ninnila/ Theeni. I have a feeling you guys will love it," he said. The short will be released through Ondraga Entertainment.
It is to be noted that 11-minute short film - which was short entirely in a single location - won the Best Short Film (Fiction) at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2017.