‘Picasso’: Shivarajkumar-Abishan Jeevinth movie gets a title; first look revealed

<div id="readability-page-1" class="page"><div><div><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--><source media="(min-width: 1600px)" sizes="960px" srcset="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/x9bsdn/article71442580.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PICASSO%20FL%20INSTA%20CLEAN.jpeg"><source media="(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)" sizes="640px" srcset="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/x9bsdn/article71442580.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PICASSO%20FL%20INSTA%20CLEAN.jpeg"><source media="(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)" sizes="400px" srcset="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/x9bsdn/article71442580.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PICASSO%20FL%20INSTA%20CLEAN.jpeg"><source media="(max-width: 320px)" sizes="320px" srcset="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/entertainment/movies/x9bsdn/article71442580.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PICASSO%20FL%20INSTA%20CLEAN.jpeg"><!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" alt="Shivarajkumar and Abishan Jeevinth in ‘Picasso’." title="Shivarajkumar and Abishan Jeevinth in ‘Picasso’." data-original="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" fetchpriority="high"></picture></div><p> Shivarajkumar and Abishan Jeevinth in ‘Picasso’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT </p></div><div id="content-body-71442453"><div id="schemaDiv" itemprop="articleBody"><p>The title and first look of the collaboration between Kannada superstar <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shivarajkumar-abishan-jeevinth-tourist-family-with-love-tamil-movie-little-hearts-yogalakshmi/article71051102.ece" target="_self">Shivarajkumar and youngster Abishan Jeevinth</a> have been unveiled. The movie is titled <i>Picasso</i>. The first look of the movie was released by actor-director Rishab Shetty.</p><div data-ga-label="AlsoReadArticle"><p><img src="https://www.thehindu.com/theme/images/th-online/1x1_spacer.png" data-src-template="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hewqz6/article70861055.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Shivarajkumar.JPEG" data-original="https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/hewqz6/article70861055.ece/alternates/SQUARE_80/Shivarajkumar.JPEG" alt="" data-device-variant="SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE~SQUARE" width="100%" height="100%"></p></div><p>Presented by Drama Company, the film is directed by debutant Gowtham Sivaraman. The first look of <i>Picasso</i> shows Shivarajkumar and Abishan in traditional white attire, offering a mischievous look. They are seen amid a striking spread of spent firecrackers. Their relaxed postures create a striking contrast against the explosive setting.</p><p><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tourist-family-movie-review-this-sasikumar-simran-feel-good-film-leaves-you-all-fuzzy/article69521030.ece" target="_self">Abishan</a>, who debuted as a director with the hit <i>Tourist Family, </i><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/with-love-review-anaswara-rajan-abishan-jeevinth-soundarya-rajinikanth/article70591111.ece" target="_self">tasted success as an actor in <i>With Love</i></a>. Abishan starred opposite Anaswara Rajan in the romantic comedy. Shivarajkumar was last seen in <i>Peddi</i>, starring Ram Charan. He essayed the role of a wrestling coach, named Gournaidu.</p><div><blockquote><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"PICASSO" will be everyone's favourite :)<br>In Tamil - Telugu - kannada 💥<a href="https://x.com/hashtag/picasso?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#picasso</a><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/abishanjeevinth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#abishanjeevinth</a><a href="https://x.com/hashtag/shivarajkumar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#shivarajkumar</a><a href="https://t.co/CZjX4xKyhT">pic.twitter.com/CZjX4xKyhT</a></p>— Abishan Jeevinth (@Abishanjeevinth) <a href="https://x.com/Abishanjeevinth/status/2096944179826098373?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2026</a></blockquote></div><p>Leon James has composed the music for <i>Picasso</i>. Pragadeesh Prabhu has handled cinematography, while Suresh is the editor. Swathi Ramakrishnan is the costume designer while Viju Vijayan is the art director.</p><p><strong><b><a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/karnatakas-culture-lies-in-embracing-everyone-says-shivrajkumar/article70796824.ece" target="_blank">ALSO READ: Karnataka’s culture lies in embracing everyone, says Shivarajkumar</a></b></strong></p><p>Shivani Nagaram plays the female lead, and Yogalakshmi appears in a pivotal role in <i>Picasso.</i> Singer Gana Vinoth makes his acting debut in the movie.</p><p>Produced by A. Balamurugan under Drama Company, the film is co-produced by R. Kaarthikeyan, Dinesh Balachandran, and R. R. Deepan Raj, with Green God and D Pictures associated with the production. The filming of <i>Picasso </i>has been completed, and post-production of the movie is underway. The movie will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.</p></div><p> Published <span>- September 08, 2026 05:26 pm IST</span></p></div></div>