Wunderbar Films unveiled Sai Pallavi as police officer Nithya Reddy in OM – Chapter 1: Udhiram – The Blood Wood on the evening of 26 October 2026, releasing a character glimpse titled OM Special Duty in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The production house, which billed the character as "A force that stands for justice", restated that the film releases worldwide on 20 November.
How the director introduced her
Writer-director Rajkumar Periasamy shared all three language versions on X, presenting the character as "Nithya Reddy, IPS, Naidupeta Ammayi". He had teased the 6 PM slot that morning with a short clip, and Wunderbar Films confirmed the timing in a poster at 2 PM IST.
Sai Pallavi responded on her own X account, thanking Periasamy for "choosing me again" and adding that she sees her alter ego in the role.
Music and credits
Sai Abhyankkar composed, sang and produced the music for the 1 minute 43 second video, with female vocals by Sai Smriti and Shreya, according to the credits on the official Divo Music YouTube upload. The same description lists Dhanush, Mammootty, Sai Pallavi and Sreeleela as featured.
Periasamy writes and directs the film, and the credits name Shraddha Agrawal, Dhanush and Azmat Jagmag as producers. Ezhil Arasu K handles cinematography and R. Kalaivanan edits.
