Suriya,
the
Nadippin
Nayagan,
and
director
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
are
reportedly
all
set
to
team
up
soon.
According
to
the
latest
updates,
Suriya
and
Lokesh
are
joining
hands
for
the
first
production
venture
of
Rain
On
Film,
the
new
production
venture
launched
by
the
10
most
popular
filmmakers
of
Tamil
cinema.
However,
these
reports
are
not
officially
confirmed
yet.
To
the
unversed,
Rain
On
Film
is
the
new
production
banner
which
is
a
joint
venture
of
10
popular
filmmakers,
including
Mani
Ratnam,
Shankar,
Gautham
Menon,
Vetrimaaran,
Mysskin,
Linguswamy,
AR
Murugadoss,
Balaji
Shaktivel,
Sasi,
and
Lokesh
Kanagaraj.
The
rumour
mills
suggest
that
Suriya
has
been
approached
to
play
the
lead
role
in
the
first
venture
of
the
banner,
which
is
helmed
by
Lokesh.
The
grapevine
also
suggests
that
the
much-awaited
project,
which
is
expected
to
be
titled
Irumbu
Kai
Mayavi,
is
based
on
the
DC
comic
novel
The
Steel
Claw,
which
was
released
in
1962.
Suriya
is
expected
to
play
a
superhero
in
the
project,
which
will
mark
his
first
collaboration
with
director
Lokesh
Kanagaraj.
As
per
the
reports,
Rain
On
Films
production
house
is
planning
to
produce
films
for
both
the
theatres
and
OTT
platforms.
The
banner
aims
to
produce
projects
that
majorly
promote
new
faces
in
both
the
cast
and
crew.
Director
Vetirmaaran's
office
will
be
used
as
the
office
of
Rain
Of
Films,
now
onwards.
Coming
to
Suriya's
career,
the
actor
is
currently
busy
with
his
41st
outing
in
Tamil
cinema,
which
has
been
Etharkkum
Thunindhavan.
The
movie
is
directed
by
Pandiraj
and
produced
by
Sun
Pictures.
The
actor
was
last
seen
in
the
segment
Guitar
Kambi
Mele
Nindru
of
the
Netflix
anthology
Navarasa,
for
which
he
had
joined
hands
with
Gautham
Menon.