It
is
no
secret
that
2018
was
a
terrible
year
for
the
much-loved
Kamal
Haasan.
The
veteran
actor-director
received
a
big
shock
when
Vishwaroopam
2
bombed
at
the
box
office
and
failed
to
impress
most
critics.
The
film,
a
sequel
to
the
2013
release
Vishwaroopam,
never
clicked
with
the
masses,
which
proved
to
be
its
downfall.
Earlier
this
year,
he
received
some
more
bad
news
when
his
political
party
Makkal
Needhi
Maiam
failed
to
open
its
account
in
the
Lok
Sabha
Elections
2019.
Now,
Kamal
is
back
in
the
limelight
for
an
awesome
reason.
Popular
music
composer
AR
Rahman
just
tweeted
that
he
would
be
collaborating
with
the
'Ulaga
Nayagan'
for
a
mega
project
backed
by
Lyca.
"Happy
and
excited
to
collaborate
with
the
one
and
only
@ikamalhaasan
himself
on
a
magnum
opus...
Watch
this
space
for
more
@RKFI
@lycaproductions
#RKFI
#lycaproductions," he
tweeted.
As
expected,
this
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
on
social
media
for
all
the
right
reasons.
Thereafter,
Kamal
revealed
that
the
project
in
question
is
the
long-delayed
Thalaivan
Irukkindraan.
The
Hey
Ram
director
also
thanked
ARR
for
being
'excited'
about
the
movie.
"Thanks
ARR
for
strengthening
the
team
with
your
participation.
Very
few
projects
feel
good
&
right
even
as
we
develop
it.
Thalaivan
Irukkindraan
is
one
such.Your
level
of
excitement
for
the
project
is
very
contagious.
Let
me
pass
it
on
to
the
rest
of
our
crew
@RKFI
@LycaProductions," he
tweeted.
ARR
and
Kamal
last
collaborated
for
Thenali,
which
hit
screens
nearly
19
years
ago.
Thalaivan
Irukkindraan,
titled
Amar
Hain
in
Hindi,
is
a
political-thriller
and
features
Kamal
in
a
new
avatar.
The
film
was
announced
a
few
years
ago
but
never
took
off.
The
Hindi
version
was
originally
supposed
to
feature
Bollywood
star
Saif
Ali
Khan
alongside
the
Kollywood
legend.
Thalaivan
Irukkindraan
is
set
to
go
on
floors
this
September.
Meanwhile,
Kamal
also
has
Indian
2
in
his
kitty,
which
is
likely
to
go
on
floors
pretty
soon.
He
is
also
busy
with
Bigg
Boss
Tamil
3.