Nivin Pauly in ‘Benz’.
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Malayalam star Nivin Pauly has joined the popular Lokesh Cinematic Universe with the upcoming movie Benz. Produced by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the movie stars Raghava Lawrence in the lead.The movie is director Bakkiyaraj Kannan. On June 05, 2025, Bakkiyaraj took to X to announce the development with a video. In the teaser, Pauly appears in a maniacal avatar. He is set to play a character named Walter in the movie.

Thrilled to step in as ‘Walter’. 🔥Been waiting to Introduce you to him. 💀He’s intense, he’s different, and he’s ready.Get ready for ‘Benz’. 🅱Thankyou @Dir_Lokesh@Jagadishbliss@Sudhans2017🔥🔥Lets rock it @bakkiyaraj_k@offl_Lawrence@SaiAbhyankkar ❤#Benz#LCUpic.twitter.com/w6UleNiaoT— Nivin Pauly (@NivinOfficial) June 4, 2025

The role is expected to be Pauly’s full-fledged antagonist character in Tamil cinema. The actor’s other Tamil projects are Gautham Ramachandran’s Richie and Ram’s Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai.Bakkiyaraj had previously directed Remo and Sulthan. Benz, which has music from Sai Abhayankar, is set for a 2025 release.ALSO READ:Lokesh Kanagaraj welcomes Raghava Lawrence to LCU with ‘Benz’Meanwhile, Pauly has wrapped up Baby Girl. He is currently working on Akhil Sathyan’s film. Lokesh is awaiting the release of Coolie, starring Rajinikanth. The movie, bankrolled by Sun Pictures, hits the screens on August 14, 2025. Published – June 05, 2025 07:27 pm IST