Mammootty not to act in Vijay film ?
Few months back, an exciting news had come which said that Mollywood star Mammootty is all set to act in Tamil movie and that will be with Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay as well. There were reports that Mammootty is playing the villain to Vijay in this movie in which Mollywood actress Keerthi Suresh to play the female lead. The fans both Mammootty and Vijay got excited after hearing the news, as they were never shared screen together. Even though Mammootty had acted in many Tamil films and acted with stars like Rajinikanth and Ajith there in Kollywood, he never acted along with Vijay.
Mohanlal, the other Mollywood Super Star had acted with Vijay two years before in a film named Jilla and he had also played a character with negative touch in it. Even though the film had got financial success, the makers had been got criticized by public as well as by film critics for not using an actor like Mohanlal. They had given over heroism for Vijay to make him stand in front of the skill of Mohanlal who had just stole the show with his powerful acting skills.
Reports suggests that Mammootty had pulled out from this upcoming Vijay film because he had offered negative role in the film. Mammootty sites his busy schedule in Malayalam as the reason for pulling out from the film. But sources close to him says that he did not want to play a character which has less importance than that of Vijay in the film.
Mammootty is currently doing another Tamil film named Peranbu directed by Ram in which he plays the lead role. Anjali is the female lead in that movie. Vijay’s this upcoming movie will be directed by Bharatan who had earlier made Azhakiya Tamil Magan with him. Now, Thandavam fame villain Jagapathi Babu had been roped in to play the antagonist in this film replacing Mammootty. Jagapathi Babu is playing the Villain in Mohanlal starrer Malayalam film Puli Murugan as well. He is considered as the most popular Villain in South Indian film industry.
