Mani
Ratnam
who
recently
turned
64,
is
totally
busy
in
his
career
with
some
highly
promising
projects
in
the
pipeline.
Recently,
it
was
reported
that
the
senior
filmmaker
is
planning
to
direct
a
project
before
resuming
the
shooting
of
his
upcoming
magnum
opus,
Ponniyin
Selvan.
Reportedly,
Mani
Ratnam
is
planning
to
direct
a
sequel
to
his
popular
film
Roja.
The
latest
reports
published
by
a
leading
online
portal,
Mani
Ratnam
is
joining
hands
with
Arvind
Swami,
one
of
his
most
favourite
actors
for
the
sequel
of
the
1992-released
movie.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Swami
will
reprise
his
much-loved
character
Rishi
Kumar
from
Roja,
in
the
upcoming
project.
Some
unconfirmed
reports
also
suggest
that
Dulquer
Salmaan,
the
young
actor
has
been
approached
to
play
a
pivotal
role
in
the
Roja
sequel,
along
with
Arvind
Swami.
Dulquer
has
earlier
joined
hands
with
Mani
Ratnam
for
the
2015-released
romantic
drama
OK
Kanmani.
However,
there
is
no
official
confirmation
on
any
of
these
reports
yet.
But,
the
sources
close
to
the
senior
filmmaker
suggest
that
he
has
already
finished
the
scripting
for
the
upcoming
Arvind
Swami
directorial,
amidst
lockdown.
Even
though
there
is
no
official
confirmation
about
the
project
being
a
sequel
to
Roja,
it
has
been
reported
that
the
upcoming
project
will
be
a
mature
love
story.
However,
it
is
confirmed
that
AR
Rahman,
the
close
associate
of
Mani
Ratnam
will
compose
the
songs
and
background
score
for
the
untitled
project.
The
director
is
said
to
be
planning
to
announce
the
project
officially
in
a
couple
of
weeks,
and
complete
the
shooting
of
the
project
in
a
single
schedule.
As
reported
earlier,
the
shooting
of
Mani
Ratnam's
dream
project
Ponniyin
Selvan
is
currently
put
on
hold
due
to
the
coronavirus
threat
and
lockdown.
The
multi
starrer,
which
is
jointly
produced
by
Mani
Ratnam's
Madras
Talkies
and
Lyca
Productions,
has
been
made
as
two
parts
and
is
expected
to
hit
the
theaters
in
2021.