Like ‘Sport of Thrones’ and ‘Avatar’: Shankar on his dream undertaking ‘Velpari’

Veteran director S Shankar has spoken about his dream movie, the variation of the novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. At a latest public occasion, the filmmaker opened up on his formidable plan for the undertaking.

“My earlier dream undertaking was Enthiran (2010). ‘Velpari’ is now my most best film. The movie, like Avatar and Sport of Thrones, has the potential to develop into Indian cinema’s pleasure,” he stated throughout the celebration of the sale of 1 lakh copies of CPI (M) MP and author Su Venkatesan’s novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. Celebrity Rajinikanth was additionally current on the occasion.

In Jaunary 2025, Shankar had expressed his curiosity to begin the film proper after Indian 3. “I wish to take my time to discover all of the unexplored sides of myself with this undertaking. The script work is finished and will probably be a three-part movie. It’s a mammoth undertaking that can require an enormous funds,” Shankar had stated.

In September 2024, Shankar had alleged unauthorised use of content material from the Tamil novel and warned filmmakers in regards to the danger of falling in authorized hassle. The director stated that he was upset to see some vital scenes from the novel in a latest film trailer.

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Shankar’s earlier two movies have been field workplace flops. Whereas Indian 2, the much-awaited sequel to the 1996 blockbuster with Kamal Haasan, did not recreate the magic of the unique, Sport Changer, his debut Telugu undertaking starring Ram Charan, bit the mud. There was no official replace on the discharge of Indian 3.