Like ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Avatar’: Shankar on his dream project ‘Velpari’

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

“My earlier dream venture was Enthiran (2010). ‘Velpari’ is now my most excellent film. The movie, like Avatar and Recreation of Thrones, has the potential to change into Indian cinema’s delight,” he mentioned 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 venture. The script work is completed and will probably be a three-part movie. It’s a mammoth venture that can require a giant funds,” Shankar had mentioned.

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 bother. The director mentioned that he was upset to see some vital scenes from the novel in a current film trailer.

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