Tamil superstar Vijay is all set to team up with director Bharathan for the second time after the duo’s lacklustre last outing Azhagiya Tamil Magan, which failed to perform at ticket windows. Even as Vijay is busy shooting for his ongoing project Vijay 59 with director Atlee, the news about his next project has been the talking point of Tamil film industry over the past few days.
Vijay, after listening to scripts from emerging filmmakers like Karthik Subbaraj and Mohan Raja, has finally given his nod to Bharathan, whose last film Athithi remains a forgotten sophomore effort. However, Bharathan, who penned dialogues for Ghilli and Veeram, has always excelled as a dialogue writer.
National award-winning editor Praveen KL, best known for his slick works in Madras and Aaranya Kaandam, has also been roped in by the team. Billed as a racy action entertainer, this yet-untitled project will be bankrolled by noted production house Vijaya Productions who funded Ajith’s super-hit Veeram last year.
The makers are planning to organize an informal pooja this Sunday in Chennai to kick-start the pre-production work. The project will go on floors from March 2016. Vijay is currently camping in Goa to for the final leg of shooting forVijay 59, where he will be seen romancing Amy Jackson and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. He is expected to wrap up Vijay 59 before the end of January.
(Karthik Kumar is an independent film critic and journalist. He actively follows and writes on popular South Indian cinema and covers independent films too.)
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