Confirmed: Kamal Hassan's next for Lingusamy's production

There have been many reports on Kamal Hassan's next project after Vishwaroopam 2. People were curious to know about the forthcoming film. Reports on his film with N Lingusamy and Kannada actor-director Ramesh Aravind were also doing rounds. Finally, the confirmed news is out straight from the horse's mouth, which will put an end to all those speculations. Well, N Lingusamy has announced his film with the Universal Star.

N Lingusamy, who has been dreaming to work with Kamal Hassan, finally got lucky by getting green signal from Kamal Hassan. But the filmmaker is not directing it and he is only producing the movie. Speaking to a leading daily, he claimed that the project will take off once Kamal wraps up Visharaoopam 2 and it is likely to start in October. The Universal Star not only directs it but also plays the lead role just like his any other directorial ventures.

"Kamal Haasan and I are teaming up for a project, which will commence from October this year. This will be Kamal's next film after Vishwaroopam 2. He will direct this film and also act in it. We requested Kamal to do a film for our production house, and he accepted our offer," the Times of India quoted the filmmaker as saying. Continue reading on the slideshow...

Kamal's Next For Lingusamy's Production

According to Lingusamy, he narrated three stories of which they have zeroed in on one script. The Universal Star asked them to pick one story out of three.

Kamal's Next For Lingusamy's Production

Lingusamy liked all three stories, but they choose one script, which is best among them. The filmmaker claims that he was taken aback by Kamal Hassan's dedication.

Kamal's Next For Lingusamy's Production

However, the cast has not been finalised apart from Kamal Hassan and it will happen later. It will be a mega-budget film and will be the biggest till date, according to Lingusamy.

Kamal's Next For Lingusamy's Production

Lingusamy ends on the note that he is happy to be working with Kamal Hassan and he hopes that he would direct the Universal Star someday.

Kamal's Next For Lingusamy's Production

Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan is busy with his forthcoming film Vishwaroopam 2. The film unit is currently in Thailand shooting key portions of the movie.