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Benz fourth schedule begins with Nivin Pauly as villain Walter
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the makers of the action thriller ‘Benz’ announced that the fourth schedule of filming had commenced. The film, directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and produced by Passion Studios, G Squad and The Route, stars Raghava Lawrence in the lead, with Nivin Pauly playing the antagonist Walter. Nivin appears in two roles, including the villain, his first time playing a negative character.
The announcement was accompanied by behind-the-scenes pictures showing Nivin in character. Cinema Express reports that the update comes about a month after Nivin expressed dissatisfaction with the prolonged shoot, saying the delay forced him to keep a beard for other films. The Hans India notes that director Lokesh Kanakaraj, a producer, had earlier hoped the film would be completed within three to four months. The film is part of the Lokesh Cinematic Universe and will feature brief appearances from characters of previous LCU films.
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Both outlets report the same factual development, the fourth schedule of ‘Benz’ beginning, but cinemaexpress.com adds a critical framing absent from thehansindia.com: Nivin Pauly’s public frustration with the shoot delay, including his beard commitment and his tongue-in-cheek plea to wrap production. Thehansindia.com omits this tension entirely, instead highlighting fan excitement, the novelty of Nivin playing a villain, and Lokesh Kanakaraj’s optimistic timeline. The balanced reading is that the film is progressing, but the production has faced delays that one source reports as a source of actor dissatisfaction. Cinema Express also notes the film is part of the LCU with cameos, a detail The Hans India does not mention.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): thehansindia.com (neutral report), cinemaexpress.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
