Eros International Media, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced its association with Studio Green for the worldwide rights of upcoming Tamil supernatural thriller Masss. Starring superstar Suriya, the film also features actresses Nayantara and Pranitha in the leading role.

This film is the first collaboration of director Venkat Prabhu with Suriya and is touted to be the first Tamil film to be shot in 3D from the beginning. The music will be composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Masss is scheduled to release in June-July 2015.

Soundarya A Rajinikanth, director, creative for South, Eros International said, ''After collaborating with Suriya for Maattrraan, we are very excited to extend our relationship with this exciting project. With this film, we also extend our partnership with Studio Green with whom we have already collaborated for the music of films like Darling and Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum.''

K.E. Gnanavelraja of Studio Green added, ''We at Studio Green are proud to be producing Masss with Mr. Suriya directed by Mr. Venkat Prabhu. We are glad to be partnering with Eros International for this film. Looking forward to exciting times ahead.''

With this announcement, Eros continues to strengthen its presence in south and tap the potential of Tamil industry by leveraging its strong tie-ups and attractive film content.

Shares of the company declined Rs 11.4, or 2.9%, to settle at Rs 381.50. The total volume of shares traded was 34,755 at the BSE (Wednesday).