Manchu Manoj's loss is Bharath's gain

Actor Bharath has been replaced Telugu actor Manchu Manoj Kumar in upcoming Tamil movie Vaanam, which is a remake of Telugu superhit film Vedam. Manoj is going to US to undergo back surgery and he needs atleast four months of bed rest.

Bharath plays the character of budding rock star in the film. Vaanam is a cocktail of five different stories. Each character in the film would be quite different from eachother.

Bharath has also bagged a role in GNR Kumaravel's Yuvan Yuvathi, where he is pairing with Malayalam actress Reema Kallingal. Currently, the actor is filming for Perarasu's Thiruthani. He is playing a dual role in the film.

Vaanam is directed by Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi and produced by Ganesh Janardhanan and Githan Ramesh. Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring the music and Nirav Shah is handling the camera. Silambarasan, Anushka, Lekha Washington, Saranya and others are in the cast.