Mumbai, July 3 -- Actor Aparshakti Khurana on Thursday announced his first Tamil film.

Excited to explore the industry down south with the film 'ROOT - Running Out of Time', Aparshakti took to Instagram and wrote, "Super Thrilled to announce my first Tamil Film! A Sci-Fi thriller called 'ROOT' with the extremely passionate."

The film is touted to be a sci-fi crime thriller. In 'ROOT - Running Out of Time', Aparshakti Khurana will be seen sharing the screen with Gautham Karthik, an actor renowned for his choice of unique, performance-driven roles in films like Devarattam and Vai Raja Vai.

The film is being shot in Chennai.

He also shared several pictures from the film's launch in Tamil Nadu.

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