Director
Shankar,
who
is
over
whelmed
with
the
success
of
Endhiran
-
The
Robot,
is
now
gearing
up
for
his
next
project.
The
filmmaker
is
heading
for
the
remake
of
Rajkumar
Hirani's
blockbuster
Hindi
film
3
Idiots.
Recently,
Shankar
met
the
makers
of
3
Idiots
-
director
Raju
Hirani,
producer
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
and
Aamir
Khan
at
the
grand
premiere
of
The
Robot
in
Mumbai.
Sources
say
that
they
had
a
long
discussion
about
the
Tamil
remake.
Actor
Vijay
is
playing
the
role
of
Rancho,
which
was
played
by
Aamir
Khan
in
the
original.
Earlier,
Shankar
wanted
Madhavan
to
play
the
second
lead
but
the
actor
was
opted
out
as
he
is
busy
with
other
projects.
Now,
the
buzz
is
that
Jeeva
is
likely
to
do
the
role
and
the
movie
bosses
are
yet
to
finalize
about
the
third
lead,
which
was
portrayed
by
Sharman
Joshi
in
3
Idiots.