Dhanush to team up with Mersal’s makers for a big budget period film!

Dhanush is a very busy actor these days. He is simultaneously shooting for two films – Gautham Menon’s Enai Nokki Paayum Thotta and Vetrimaran’s Vada Chennai. In the meanwhile, reports are abuzz about him wearing the director’s hat once again after the hit film Power Pandi. Unlike his debut film, he is planning to make a movie on a bigger canvas this time.

Reportedly, he is working on a period subject for his next film. The movie’s core plot is set in the pre-Independence era. Dhanush himself is said to be playing the lead role in it. He is in talks with leading production house Thenandal Studios Limited (TSL) for funding this movie.

TSL is on a high after the smashing success of their last release, Mersal. The Vijay starrer emerged as an industrial hit by doing a business of over Rs 250 crores worldwide. They are also funding Sundar C’s magnum opus Sangamithra, which is still in the pre-production phase. If reports are to be believed, TSL have already shown their interest to produce Dhanush’s upcoming period flick.

Dhanush has shown much promise as a filmmaker with his debut film Power Pandi itself. The heartwarming tale of a 60-year-old fight master’s quest for his long lost love found appreciation from the critics as well as the commoners.