Vikram,
the
recent
blockbuster
that
features
Kamal
Haasan
in
the
lead
role,
had
made
headlines
before
its
release
with
its
technical
aspects.
It
was
reported
that
the
younger
version
of
Kamal
Haasan's
character
will
be
shown
using
a
de-aging
technology.
In
a
recent
interview,
director
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
confirmed
that
they
have
been
working
on
it,
and
those
portions
of
Vikram
will
get
an
OTT
release.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
Cinema
Vikatan,
the
filmmaker
revealed
that
he
wanted
to
try
de-aging
Kamal
Haasan's
character
for
certain
portions.
Lokesh
and
his
team
had
tried
to
get
Hollywood
technicians
for
the
same,
but
the
budget
was
too
high.
Later,
he
decided
to
do
the
portions
in
India
itself
as
a
trial,
and
use
it
in
Vikram
only
if
the
quality
is
up
to
the
mark.
Kamal
Haasan,
who
has
also
produced
the
film,
agreed
with
the
idea
and
asked
the
makers
to
go
ahead.
Lokesh
Kanagaraj
contacted
his
close
friend
and
his
team
about
it,
and
they
are
still
working
on
the
same.
The
de-aging
work
needed
around
6-8
months
to
finish,
so
Kamal
Haasan
and
director
Lokesh
decided
to
not
include
those
portions
in
the
film.
Instead,
that
particular
scene
of
Vikram
will
get
an
independent
release,
once
the
works
are
finished.
In
that
case,
the
de-aging
scenes
of
the
Kamal
Haasan-starrer
have
all
the
chances
to
get
an
online
release,
mostly
on
YouTube
or
the
OTT
partner,
Disney+
Hotstar.
In
the
interview,
director
Lokesh
stated
that
the
makers
are
not
in
favour
of
scrapping
those
portions,
and
decided
to
go
ahead
with
the
de-aging
work
as
the
idea
is
extremely
appealing.
However,
the
young
filmmaker's
revelation
has
left
the
cine-goers,
who
are
waiting
to
watch
more
of
Vikram,
totally
excited.