Silambarasan replaces Dulquer Salmaan in ‘Thug Life’

Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan withdrew from the movie due to date clashes.

And now, the buzz is that Silambarasan TR has been approached to do Dulquer’s role.

Interestingly, the original choice of that role was Silambarasan. But he couldn’t give a green signal to the project due to his looks, which he had designed for his next movie — tentatively titled STR48.

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Silambarasan to join Thug Life cast in April

Reports say the shooting of Silambarasan’s portions in Thug Life will begin in April and the Tamil actor gave 25 days for the flick.

It is also learnt that Silambarasan’s STR48 is produced by Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International.

STR48 shooting will commence only in May after he wraps up Thug Life.

Raaj Kamal Film International is also bankroling Sivakarthikeyan’s big-budget movie Amaran.

Meanwhile, rumours suggest that Jayam Ravi also opted out of Thug Life due to date issues. However, it is not yet confirmed.

Thug Life is jointly produced by Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam, R Mahendran and Siva Ananth under their banners Raaj Kamal Films International and Madras Talkies.

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies is presenting it.

In the movie, Kamal Haasan plays the role of Rangaraaya Sakthivel Naicker.

Interestingly, Sakthivel Naicker was the name of Kamal’s character in  Nayakan (1987), an epic crime drama directed by Mani Ratnam.

AR Rahman will compose the music for Thug Life. This is the first time the three legends are coming together for a project.

Rahman earlier worked with Kamal Hassan for Thenali (2000). He has been collaborating with Mani Ratnam for a long time.

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