Superstar
Rajinikanth
may
play
the
role
of
ancient
Tamil
poet
Thiruvalluvar
in
the
Rs
50
crore
plus
movie
St.
Thomas
produced
by
the
Catholic
Archdiocese
of
Chennai.
The
film
will
also
have
actors
like
Ajith,
Vijay
and
Vikram
in
guest
roles.
The
film
was
launched
by
chief
minister
M.
Karunanidhi
recently
in
Chennai.
"Hollywood
actor
James
Caviezel
who
played
Jesus
in
Passion
of
the
Christ
may
act
in
our
film
as
Jesus.
Some
other
Hollywood
actor
will
play
St.
Thomas," says
Dr
Paulraj
Lourdusamy,
chief
researcher
and
script-writer
of
the
film.
"An
important
part
of
the
film
is
St.
Thomas'
meeting
with
sage
poet
Thiruvalluvar.
We
thought
Rajinikanth
would
fit
that
role
perfectly.
We
are
trying
to
rope
him
in
for
the
project,"
Paulraj
adds.
Dr
Paulraj,
who
has
three
doctorates
earned
from
various
foreign
universities,
spent
one
year
in
libraries
across
the
world
to
find
the
existing
literature
on
St.
Thomas.
Well-versed
in
French,
he
did
the
script
in
French
first
and
then
in
English.
The
film
will
be
made
in
Tamil
and
Malayalam
first
and
will
then
be
dubbed
in
Hindi.
The
shoot
will
be
conducted
in
Idukki
and
Munnar
region
in
Kerala
which
still
preserves
the
2,000-year
old
bio
diversity
intact.