Dhanush to shoot for ‘Por Thozhil’ director’s film after ‘Tere Ishq Mein’, say sources-OxBig News Network

Dhanush and director Vignesh Raja
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There have been speculations that Tamil star Dhanush is teaming up with director Vignesh Raja of Por Thozhil fame for an upcoming film. However, there has been no official confirmation yet.

Now, a source close to the production has told The Hindu that pre-production work of the project, tentatively titled Aruvadai, is underway and that Dhanush will start shooting for it after wrapping his Hindi film Tere Ishq Mein, directed by Aanand L Rai.

“He is currently in the last leg of shoot for his Telugu film Kuberaa, and next week, he will join the sets of Tere Ishq Mein for the final schedule. Once he wraps that film, he will start working on Aruvadai,” says the source.

The source adds that the film, produced by Ishari K Ganesh of Vels Film International, will be shot in a straight schedule of 90 days. “They have erected a huge set on the property of Ishari K Ganesh near the EVP Film City in Chennai,” adds the source. Other details regarding the cast and crew of the film are unknown.

There has been some confusion about the film Dhanush is set to take on after his current commitments.Earlier in April, it was announced that Ishari K Ganesh’s Vels Film International will bankroll Dhanush’s film with Karnan-maker Mari Selvaraj, tentatively called D56. It now seems like Dhanush might shoot for Aruvadai before moving to D56.

“Mari has requested the makers to grant him six months for pre-production and six months for post-production since this is a big-scale project. So Dhanush might have opted to do Aruvadai before D56 goes on floors,” says the source.

Dhanush, last seen in his sophomore directorial Raayan, is also awaiting the release of his fourth directorial, Idly Kadai, slated to release on October 1. Earlier this year, the star’s third film as a director, Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam (NEEK), was released in theatres.