Shariq, who made his silver screen debut with G.V.Prakash's Pencil, rose to fame with the second season of Bigg Boss. He also happens to be the son of actors Riyaz Khan and Uma Riyaz.
He will now be seen as the lead hero in a new film titled, 'Ukram'. The film is directed by Rathan Linga, who earlier directed the critically acclaimed 'Attu'. Popular model and Miss Globe Title Winner, Archana Ravi will pair with Shariq in this suspense action thriller.
The makers have planned to start the shooting very soon. Ukram has music by Bobo Shashi, cinematography Durai K.C.Venkat. More details on this project is awaited.
Meanwhile, Shariq is also playing the lead role in an interesting romantic comedy film, titled 143, that is directed by Prashanth Karan.