Vaadivaasal,
the
highly
anticipated
period
drama
marks
the
first
collaboration
of
Suriya
and
director
Vetrimaaran.
The
project,
which
started
rolling
in
mid-2020,
had
made
headlines
with
its
extremely
promising
first
look
poster
which
was
released
on
Suriya's
birthday.
As
per
the
latest
updates,
the
OTT
rights
of
Vaadivaasal
have
been
sold
for
a
whopping
price.
Yes,
you
read
it
right.
Even
though
the
Vaadivaasal
shoot
is
still
in
progress,
the
streaming
rights
are
already
sold,
thanks
to
the
huge
hype
around
the
project.
The
latest
media
reports
suggest
that
the
OTT
rights
of
the
Suriya-Vetrimaaran
project
are
bagged
by
a
leading
company
that
owns
a
prestigious
OTT
platform,
for
a
whopping
price
of
Rs.
50
Crore.
But
the
reports
are
not
officially
confirmed
yet.
Meanwhile,
the
sources
have
also
confirmed
that
Vaadivaasal
will
get
a
theatrical
release
before
it
hits
the
OTT
screens.
Earlier
in
many
of
his
interviews,
director
Vetrimaaran
had
confirmed
that
the
Suriya
starrer
is
specially
made
for
the
big
screen,
thus
quashing
the
rumours
regarding
its
direct
OTT
release.
As
reported
earlier,
Vaadivaasal
is
being
made
as
the
most
expensive
project
in
the
careers
of
both
Suriya
and
director
Vetrimaaran.
According
to
the
rumourmills,
the
leading
man
is
charging
a
whopping
Rs.
30
Crore
for
the
project
and
has
allowed
a
call
sheet
of
100
days
for
its
shooting.
Suriya
has
learned
the
Jallikattu
sport
with
real
bulls
for
the
perfection
of
his
character
in
the
movie,
which
is
based
on
CS
Chellappa's
renowned
novel
titled
Vaadivaasal.
Ameer,
the
popular
director
has
been
roped
in
to
play
a
pivotall
role
in
the
Vetrimaaran
directorial.
The
reports
also
suggest
that
Andrea
Jeremiah
will
appear
as
the
female
lead
opposite
Suriya
in
the
movie.
GV
Prakash
Kumar
is
composing
the
songs
and
original
score.
Vaadivaasal
is
bankrolled
by
the
senior
producer
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu,
under
his
home
banner
V
Creations.