It's
official!
Touted
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
pan-Indian
collaborations
in
recent
times,
Ranveer
Singh
is
all
set
to
team
up
with
iconic
director
Shankar
for
the
Hindi
adaptation
of
the
latter's
2005
Tamil
psychological
action
thriller
Anniyan
which
starred
Vikram
as
the
main
lead.
The
Simmba
actor
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
make
this
much-awaited
announcement
and
posted,
"Proudly
announcing
my
collaboration
with
the
pioneering
visionary
of
Indian
cinema,
the
maverick
master
craftsman
SHANKAR
@shankarshanmugh
🎥💫
powered
by
veteran
film
producer
Dr.
Jayantilal
Gada
@jayantilalgada
@PenMovies
🧿🙏🏽."
Ranveer
expressed
his
excitement
over
starring
in
the
Hindi
remake
and
said,
"I
am
blessed
to
have
this
opportunity
to
be
a
part
of
the
spectacular
cinematic
vision
of
Shankar
sir.
He
is
an
exception
to
the
norm,
a
true
disruptor
who
has
shown
us
that
no
vision
is
large
enough
to
achieve
on
screen.
I
had
always
hoped
and
dreamed
that
I
would
get
a
chance
to
collaborate
with
him,
and
I
have
a
strong
feeling
that
we
will
create
magic
together."
He
further
added,
"To
lead
a
film
like
Anniyan
is
a
dream
come
true
for
any
artiste.
Vikram
Sir,
one
of
our
country's
finest
talents,
an
artiste
who
I
hugely
admire,
gave
a
colossal
performance
in
the
original,
one
that
can
never
be
matched.
I
can
only
hope
that
my
interpretation
and
rendition
of
the
part
also
connects
with
audiences
in
the
same
way.
It's
undoubtedly
a
once-in-a-lifetime
performance
piece,
and
I
am
ready
to
give
this
role
every
single
ounce
of
my
being.
Shankar
Sir
is
a
genius
filmmaker
and
a
true
visionary.
Words
don't
do
justice
to
just
how
excited
I
am
at
the
prospect
of
being
directed
by
him"
Director
Shankar
who
is
known
for
his
path-breaking,
larger-than-life
vision,
spilled
the
beans
about
why
he
decided
to
cast
Ranveer
in
his
film.
"For
it
to
be
made
into
a
Hindi
film,
Anniyan
needed
a
maverick,
charismatic
showman
like
no
other
to
play
the
part.
I
found
this
in
the
mercurial
Ranveer
Singh
because
he
is
a
one-in-a-generation
actor
who
has
shown
us
that
he
can
immortalise
a
character
through
his
stellar
performance.
I'm
thrilled
to
make
Anniyan
for
the
pan-Indian
audience
and
I'm
confident
that
this
powerful
story
will
strike
a
chord
in
the
hearts
of
all.
In
Dr.
Gada
(Jayantilal
Gada),
Ranveer
and
I
have
found
an
ideal
producer
who
believes
in
the
vision
we
have
to
change
the
nativity
of
content
for
audiences
across
the
country."
Dr.
Jayantilal
Gada,
Chairman
and
M.D.
of
Pen
Studios
who
is
bankrolling
the
film
added,
"Shankar
and
Ranveer
are
two
forces
of
nature
and
them
coming
together
is
the
biggest
cinematic
event
in
India.
For
us
at
Pen,
it
is
an
opportunity
of
a
lifetime
and
we
are
thrilled
to
partner
with
the
two
powerhouses
as
producers
and
worldwide
distributors
of
the
film.
We
are
confident
that
their
collaboration
will
write
a
new
chapter
in
the
history
of
Indian
cinema.
We
are
announcing
the
film
during
a
very
significant
time
of
Baisakhi
and
Puthandu
to
signify
Shankar
and
Ranveer's
intent
to
make
a
truly
pan-Indian
entertainer!"
Ranveer's
yet-to-be-titled
film
is
slated
to
go
on
the
floors
in
mid
2022.
The
2005
Tamil
film
Anniyan
who
was
also
helmed
by
Shankar,
revolves
around
Vikram's
character
Ramanujam,
a
law-abiding
lawyer
who
suffers
from
multiple
personality
disorder
that
stems
from
societal
corruption,
and
unrequited
love.
The
film
was
dubbed
as
Aparichit
in
Hindi.