The motion poster of Prem's new film 'The Villain' was released on September 02nd midnight on the occasion of Sudeep's birthday.

'The Villain' is being directed by Prem after a six year gap. His last film as a director was Shivarajakumar's 100th film 'Jogaiah'. 'The Villain' stars Shivarajakumar, Sudeep, Shruthi Hariharan, Srikanth, Mithun Chakraborty and others. 

The film is being produced by C R Manohar and Arjun Janya is the music composer. The shooting for the film has already been held in Bangalore, Shimoga, Bangkok, London and other places.