Legendary director Mani Ratnam delivered a major flop with Thug Life, headlined by Kamal Haasan. The project had massive hype initially, but post-release, Mani Ratnam faced heavy trolling. Earlier reports suggested that the director would work on a love story featuring Dhruv Vikram and Rukmini Vasanth.

According to the latest buzz in Tamil film circles, Mani Ratnam has finalized Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi for the lead roles in his next directorial. Mani Ratnam is known for his magical love stories, and the combination sounds very exciting.

The grapevine suggests that the film will be jointly bankrolled by Madras Talkies and Lyca Productions. If everything goes as planned, the shoot is expected to begin this summer. Vijay Sethupathi is currently busy with Pocket Novel, while Sai Pallavi is part of big projects like Ramayana and reportedly Kalki 2.