A year has gone by since Simbu’s superhit VTV hit screens. And now, with four films in hand,
the actor is very excited about the road ahead.Says the actor, “ Vaanam, which has really shaped up well, will release in the third week of April. It will be followed by Podaa Podi sometime in June. I’ll be doing two more films this year — the Tamil remake of Dabangg and Vettai Mannan.”
Simbu started the shoot of his dream project, Vettai Mannan, in the city on Wednesday. The
film, which is being directed by debutant Nelson, will have Jai and Santhanam playing important roles.Says Simbu, “We are currently shooting the first schedule of the film. It’s full of action
scenes and the shoot, which features seven cameras and 60 fighters, is taking place at Binny
Mills. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the music director of the film that’s being made in Tamil,
Telugu and Hindi.”The actor admits that it’ll be his costliest film till date. “The budget will be around ` 30 to 40 crore.Vettai Mannan is an action-packed gangster story. There are three heroines in the film, which will release only next year.”Simbu says that it was while shooting for Podaa Podi in London that director Nelson narrated the crux of the story that impressed him. The script had elements of comedy and action, which Simbu thought would make it a mass entertainer. He immediately spoke to his friend and producer S S Chakravarthy, who agreed to produce the film.The action scenes will be choreographed by Hollywood stunt directors. Adds Simbu, about the film that will be shot in Chennai, the USA and Mexico, “We are negotiating with a top Bollywood actress to play the main heroine’s role. Hopefully, things should fall in place in
the next couple of days.”With Inputs from : Times of India
