Inside
Deets
The
buzz
is
that
Mani
Ratnam
wanted
Vijay
to
dedicate
eight
months
to
Ponniyin
Selvan,
which
did
not
go
well
with
the
Jilla
actor.
The
grapevine
also
suggests
the
mass
hero
was
not
interested
in
acting
in
a
multi-starrer.
A
Big
Loss?
Vijay,
arguably
one
of
the
biggest
stars
in
Tamil
cinema,
is
a
certified
crowd
puller.
In
fact,
his
2017
release
Mersal,
set
the
box
office
on
fire
despite
receiving
negative
reviews
and
proved
that
Thalapathy
mania
knows
no
limits.
As
such,
many
feel
that
he
would
have
added
a
new
dimension
to
Ponniyin
Selvan.
About
Ponniyin
Selvan
Ponniyin
Selvan,
based
on
a
novel
of
the
same
name,
is
one
of
the
most
ambitious
movies
of
Mani
Ratnam's
career.
The
film
features
a
stellar
cast
headlined
by
Vikram,
Aishwarya
Rai
and
Jayam
Ravi.
Karthi
and
'Shahenshah'
Amitabh
Bachchan
too
are
a
part
of
the
project.
Ponniyin
Selvan
is
likely
to
get
a
pan-India
release.
Simbu
was
originally
associated
with
the
movie
but
he
is
no
longer
a
part
of
the
magnum
opus.
Work
Matters
Coming
back
to
Vijay,
he
will
next
be
seen
in
Bigil,
marking
his
third
collaboration
with
young
filmmaker
Atlee.
The
film,
featuring
Nayanthara
as
the
female
lead,
revolves
around
the
challenges
faced
by
women's
soccer.
Bigil
is
slated
to
arrive
in
theatres
this
Diwali.
Once
the
Atlee
movie
hits
screens,
Vijay
will
turn
his
attention
to
Thalapathy
64,
marking
his
first
collaboration
with
Maanagaram
director
Lokesh
Kanagaraj.