Recently,
a
Hindi
film
titled
M
Cream
was
released
and
it
was
claimed
to
be
India's
first
stoner
film
by
its
makers.
Now,
it
looks
like
Tamil
cinema
has
got
its
own
stoner
film
titled
Simba.
Starring
Bharath,
Premji
Amaren,
Bhanu
Sri
Mehra
and
Swetha
Ashok
in
prominent
roles,
Simba
is
directed
by
Arvind
Sridhar
and
has
been
bankrolled
by
K
Sivaneswaran
under
Magic
Chair
Films.
Premji
As
Dad
"The
sequel
(Chennai
28
part
2)
is
just
a
continuation,
so
characteristics
will
be
the
same.
I
play
a
father
to
four
children
and
my
female
co-star
in
the
film
will
come
as
a
surprise," Premji
has
said.
Promo
Song
Premji
has
said
only
a
promo
song
is
left
to
be
shot,
"we
were
planning
to
fix
Malaysia
as
the
location
for
the
song,
but
my
co-stars
got
busy
with
their
projects.
So
we
are
looking
to
bring
everyone
together
for
the
song
and
then
work
out
the
place."
Back
To
'Simba'
Coming
back
to Simba,
it
is
said
that
the
film
is
a
dark
comedy,
in
which
Bharath
acquires extra-sensory
ability
through
negative
experiences. Actress
Bhanu
Sri
Mehra
will
be
seen
portraying
the
role
of
a
journalist.
Based
On
A
True
Incident
Simba
is
based
on
a
true
incident
featuring
the
director's
friend.
Film-maker Arvind
Sridhar
had
revealed
that
he
wrote
the
script
after
drawing
inspiration
from
an
incident
that
happened
in
his
stoner
friend's
life.
Bharath's
Indecision
It
is
said
that
Bharath
was
initially apprehensive
about
the
project,
fearing
that
a
film
like
Simba
might
not
appeal
to
Tamil
audiences.
But
later
director Arvind
managed
to
convince
the
actor
and
roped
him
in.
Other
Cast
&
Crew
Simba
also
stars Swetha
Ashok
and Ramana
in
important
roles,
but
is
centered
around
Bharath's
character.
While Sinu
Siddharth
has
handled
the
cinematography,
music
has
been
composed
by Vishal
Chandrasekhar.
The
film
will
be
edited
by Achu
Vijayan.
Bharath's
Upcoming
Movies
Bharath
is
also
filming
for Ennodu
Vilayadu,
Pottu,
Kadugu
and
Kadasi
Bench
Karthi.
While Ennodu
Vilayadu
deals
with
gambling
involved
in
horse
race,
Pottu
is
a
horror
movie.
Both Kadugu
and
Kadasi
Bench
Karthi
are
comedy
entertainers.
Speaking
to
Deccan
Chronicle,
Premji
Amaren
has
said
he
has
bagged
one
of
the
most
quirkiest
of
roles
in
the
film,
which
will
showcase
Bharath
as
a
stoner.
"I
play
Bharath's
grandfather
and
a
dog
in
this
film.
This
movie
has
a
wacky
screenplay
in
which
Bharath
is
shown
to
be
hallucinating.
I
appear
in
human
form
only
to
Bharath,
while
others
see
me
as
a
dog,"
he
has
said.
Speaking
about
his
costume
in
the
film,
Premji
has
said:
"I
had
to
wear
a
Great
Dane
mascot
costume
and
it
was
super
difficult
during
peak
summer."
Meanwhile,
Premji
is
also
excited
about
his
brother
Venkat
Prabhu's
upcoming
film
Chennai
600028
II:
Second
Innings,
in
which
he
plays
a
father
to
four
kids.