South Indian top director and creative genius Maniratnam's upcoming film was earlier titled 'Duet'. This film's title has now been changed to 'Cheliya'. Touted to be a romantic entertainer, the film was starred by hero Karthi and Aditi Rao Hydari. Interesting update is that top producer and distributor Dil Raju will be releasing the Telugu version of the film.
Music of the film was scored by top musician of Indian Cinema, AR Rehaman. Ravi Varman has done cinematography while Srikar Prasad has done editing. Story, screen play and direction responsibilities were taken up by Maniratnam.