Thala Ajith will be next seen in H.Vinoth’s upcoming film, Nerkonda Paarvai that is all set to hit the screens on August 10. Produced by Boney Kapoor, the film is the Tamil remake of Hindi film, Pink and stars Shraddha Srinath, Vidya Balan, Abhirami Venkatachalam and Andrea Tariang in the lead.
Meanwhile, Ajith’s 2014 hit, Veeram that starred Tamannaah in the lead had hit the headlines last year for its remake. The film was said to be remade in Hindi with Akshay Kumar as the lead. Titled as LOL – ‘Land Of Lungi,’ the remake will be directed by Farhad Samji.
And the latest buzz is that Uri: The Surgical Strike fame, Vicky Kaushal is said to replace Akshay Kumar. It is speculated that Akshay, who was initially interested in the role had reportedly opted out of the film due to constraint date issues. The actor currently has three projects lined up in his kitty - Sooryavanshi, Laxmmi Bomb and The End.
According to a report in a popular portal, Vicky had met the director a few months back and had expressed his interest in the film after he was given the narration. LOL is said to be a complete masala action comedy and given how massy the reach would be, they have said to have planned to establish Vicky as the next common man's hero with this film.