CHENNAI, India (CMC):

West Indies One Day International cricket captain Dwayne Bravo, is set to spend his 30th birthday, today, filming his movie debut in an Indian thriller.

Bravo, a flamboyant and renowned entertainer, with two singles already released in collaboration with Grammy-award winning superstar Beenie Man, will feature in a specially created song and dance sequence for the much anticipated Tamil movie, Ula, directed by the highly respected Rajan Madhav.

This is Bravo's first film role and he feels it is fitting that his debut will be in an Indian movie.

"India is like my second home now, so I was thrilled when my agent presented the opportunity to me and more so, when she mentioned it was going to be filmed in Chennai, a city to which I obviously have a deep affiliation as a member of the IPL team, Chennai Superkings. I love the people of Chennai and the people of India, and I am relishing the opportunity to work with a talented and highly respected cast and crew in my first film," Bravo said in Chennai.

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Although the famed Chennai Superkings team lost in the semi-final round of the Cricket Champions League tournament on Friday, Bravo was excited at the prospect of still giving something back to the adoring Chennai public - this time in the form of exhibiting his trademark song and dance moves in the movie Ula, which features an impressive Indian cinematic cast including Ajmal, Viddharth, Ashok, Radhika Apte, Gayathrie and several other acclaimed stars.

"It was totally unplanned that filming happened to fall on his 30th birthday, but it is a very special way for him to celebrate reaching this milestone and is a testament to all that he has achieved, and continues to achieve" Bravo's representative, Emma Everett said.