Laabam (transl. Profit) is an Indian Tamil-language political thriller filmwritten and directed by S. P. Jananathan. It stars Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan with Jagapathi Babu, Sai Dhanshika and Kalaiyarasan in pivotal roles. Ramji was hired as cinematographer, while D. Imman is the music composer. Principal photography for Laabam commenced on 22 April 2019. This would be Jananathan's final film as a director and would be a posthumous release.