Ajith
Kumar,
the
'Thala'
of
Tamil
cinema
has
always
been
extremely
choosy
with
the
films
he
picks.
If
the
latest
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Thala
Ajith
is
now
finally
all
set
to
join
hands
with
the
senior
filmmaker
S
Shankar,
for
the
first
time
in
his
acting
career.
According
to
the
sources
close
to
the
Nerkonda
Paarvai
actor,
he
is
currently
in
talks
with
the
master
craftsman
for
a
big
budget
venture.
The
sources
suggest
that
AM
Ratnam,
the
senior
producer
who
has
been
trying
to
bring
Ajith
Kumar
and
S
Shankar
together
from
a
very
long
time,
is
likely
to
bankroll
the
project.
In
2017,
it
was
rumoured
that
Thala
Ajith
might
team
up
with
S
Shankar
for
the
sequel
of
the
1999-released
blockbuster
Mudhalvan,
which
had
Arjun
Sarja
in
the
lead
role.
However,
the
project
never
materialized,
to
the
much
disappointment
of
the
fans
of
Ajith
and
the
Indian
2
director.
Thala
Ajith
was
last
seen
in
the
legal
drama
Nerkonda
Paarvai,
which
was
an
official
remake
of
the
acclaimed
Hindi
movie
Pink.
The
movie,
which
marked
the
renowned
producer
Boney
Kapoor's
Tamil
debut,
was
directed
by
H
Vinoth.
Nerkonda
Paarvai
had
emerged
as
a
critical
and
commercial
success.
The
actor
is
now
once
again
joining
hands
with
producer
Boney
Kapoor
and
director
H
Vinoth
for
the
upcoming
action
thriller
Valimai.
The
movie
features
Bollywood
actresses
Yami
Gautham
and
Huma
Qureshi
as
the
female
leads.
The
shooting
of
Valimai
is
currently
stopped
due
to
the
increasing
coronavirus
scare
in
the
country.
S
Shankar,
on
the
other
hand,
was
working
on
his
ambitious
project
Indian
2
which
features
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
lead
role.
However,
the
project,
which
is
a
sequel
to
Kamal-Shankar
duo's
1996-released
blockbuster
Indian
is
now
rumoured
to
be
shelved.
However,
the
makers
are
yet
to
make
an
official
confirmation
on
the
same.