He's finished working with director Gautham Menon and the duo delivered a superhit in VTV. Currently, Simbu is working with commercial director Dharani on Osthi, the Tamil remake of Dabangg.
And the latest news is that the actor will turn director next year, perhaps in a bid to ensure that his dream project, Kettavan, shapes up the way he wants it to.
Confirming the news, the actor says, "I'm starting it next year, for sure. The cast and crew are yet to be finalized but just that I want to kickstart the film."
Many in the industry say that Kettavan is Simbu's dream project. Is that true? "Well, you could say that," he says, "It's been on my mind for quite a while now and I'm happy that I'm starting it now. It is not Manmadhan 2, but it will fall under that style of filmmaking and will be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi."
The actor feels that this would come across as a different film for audiences among the current crop of films that he has. "Everybody keeps asking me about Kettavan, even though they liked VTV and are eager to know about my current projects," he says, "I couldn't do it in the last few months as I was busy with my other projects but now, I'll seriously start work on it." Yuvan Shankar Raja will score music for the film.
"The Ennada Nadakuthu... number that we composed for this film sometime ago was leaked on the Internet and is already a hit," gushes Simbu. While Vosthi is likely to hit screens during Deepavali, Simbu's other projects - Podaa Podi and Vettai Mannan - will follow after which he'll start work on his dream project.
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