By:
Settu
Shankar
Monday,
May
21,
2007
asin
thottumkal,
Kollywood's
top
actress,
has
confirmed
that
she
will
act
in
Director
Harikumar's
new
film
Vel
opposite
actor
Surya.
The
actress
is
now
busy
with
Hindi
project
Ghajini
in
which
she
is
acting
opposite
Aamir
Khan.
She
has
also
given
dates
for
the
Hindi
remake
of
Pokkiri
in
which
she
will
be
acting
opposite
Salman
Khan.
She
already
committed
earlier
to
a
film
with
Surya
under
Hari's
direction
in
Tamil.
As
time
passed
after
she
commited
to
the
project,
director
Harikumar
didn't
show
intrest
in
the
project.
It
was
rumoured
that
said
that
Jyothika,
Surya's
wife,
didn't
approve
of
asin
thottumkal
acting
opposite
her
husband.
Moreover
by
this
time,
asin
thottumkal
has
started
shooting
for
her
Hindi
projects
Both
Surya
and
Hari
contacted
the
actress
and
asked
her
for
the
dates
for
Vel
as
discussed
earlier.
asin
thottumkal
immediately
accepted
their
offer
and
allotted
her
call
sheets
for
the
film.
Since
the
director
of
Ghajini
Hindi
remake,
Murugadoss,
planned
to
shoot
the
movie
in
Chennai,
the
actress
moved
to
Chennai
from
Mumbai
last
week.
At
present
she
planned
to
give
both
the
film
in
alternative
days
so
that
she
can
complete
both
the
projects
simultaneously.
Hari,
the
director
of
Vel
said,
There
is
no
change
of
plans.
Right
from
the
beginning,
asin
thottumkal
was
my
choice.
It
was
a
false
assumption
that
Jyothika
had
objected
to
my
choice
of
asin
thottumkal.
I,
initially,
planned
to
shoot
for
the
major
part
of
the
film
in
the
Chennai's
studios
only.
Recent
Stories
Laila
hints
at
a
comeback
Shivaji
release
postponed
to
June
15th