It
can
be
recalled
that
there
were
many
reports
post
Manam
that,
Mahesh
Babu
will
team
up
with
director
Vikram
Kumar.
The
hero
and
director
duo
were
also
spotted
together
at
many
events.
However,
nothing
such
was
materialized.
Apparently,
Mahesh
Babu
was
the
first
one
to
be
approached
for
Vikram
Kumar's
24,
which
is
now
done
by
Suriya.
Touted
to
be
a
sci-fi
thriller,
the
film
is
made
with
the
concept
of
time-travel
and
Suriya
will
be
seen
in
triple
role.
"Director
Vikram
Kumar
had
originally
approached
Mahesh
with
the
script.
He
read
it
and
really
liked
the
first
half.
However,
he
was
not
happy
with
the
second
half
and,
hence,
turned
down
the
offer,
which
eventually
was
lapped
up
by
Suriya," a
source
quoted
by
IANS
revealed.
"Suriya
will
be
playing
an
elder
brother
and
younger
brother.
He
will
also
be
seen
as
the
son
of
the
elder
brother," the
source
further
added.
Meanwhile,
people
are
now
curious
to
know
whether
Vikram
has
considered
Mahesh's
suggestions
or
just
gone
with
his
instinct
although
he
moved
to
Surya
only
because
he
was
hesitant
to
make
changes
in
the
script.
Well!
Only
the
result
of
the
film
can
say
who
was
right.
On
that
note,
24
is
slated
to
release
during
the
summer
2015.