Director Shankar confirms ‘Velpari’ as his subsequent venture after ‘Indian 3’

Shankar; an illustration from ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari.’
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Director Shankar has confirmed that his subsequent venture, after Indian 3, would be the function adaptation of Tamil writer Su Venkatesan’s widespread historic novel, ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari.’

Whereas addressing the media in Chennai, forward of the discharge of his Telugu movie Recreation Changer, Shankar restated that his subsequent venture wouldn’t be the previously-announced Anniyan remake with Ranveer Singh, however the function adaptation of ‘Velpari.’ “Velpari is a dream venture of mine. I wish to take my time to discover all of the unexplored sides of myself with this venture. The script work is finished and it is going to be a three-part movie. It’s a mammoth venture that can require a giant finances. We’re but to carry the discussions that will deliver form to this venture,” he mentioned.

In September final yr, Shankar, who holds the rights to Venkatesan’s e-book, had expressed his displeasure with the unauthorised use of content material from the Tamil novel in films, alleging {that a} current film had ripped off a key scene from the novel. When requested for an replace on the difficulty, Shankar refused to expose extra info. “Sure, watching these scenes distressed me however I can solely inform them not to do that, isn’t it?” he added.

‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari,’ printed in 2019, relies on Tamil Sangam literature and revolves round a tribal king, popularly often known as ‘Mullaikku Thaer Kodutha Paari,’ who dominated Parambu. The king, recognized for his valour, couldn’t be defeated by any particular person and even by the collective efforts of Cheras, Cholas and Pandiyas. Ultimately, the king was defeated solely by conspiracy.

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Shankar had earlier mentioned that he got here throughout the novel through the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown and was impressed by the story and its potential. Whereas he had earlier confirmed his plans to make a three-part function adaptation, there hasn’t been any replace because the announcement. Followers of Shankar and Venkatesan’s novel can now rejoice because the movie would possibly materialise inside this yr.

In the meantime, Shankar, whose final launch was Indian 2, has Recreation Changer set to launch subsequent week, on January 10. Headlined by Ram Charan, the movie marks Shankar’s debut in Telugu.