Official: Here’s the star-studded cast of Mani Ratnam’s next!

For the last few months, we have seen as a whole lot of speculations about the cast of ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s next movie. Putting an end to all loose talks, the makers have finally released a press statement announcing the cast and crew of this much talked about movie.

Apparently, Mani Ratnam has pulled off one of the biggest casting coup of recent times by roping in a plethora of actors for this movie. Arvind Swamy, Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Simbu, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rajesh will be playing the lead roles in this yet-to-be titled movie.

The legendary filmmaker has also brought on board his regular set of technicians – composer AR Rahman, cinematographer Santhosh Sivan and editor Sreekar Prasad. This is obviously a mega budget movie and Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies is funding it. Shoot for the movie will bd commencing by January next year.

Aishwarya Rajesh, who is playing one of the female leads, in a recent interview said that it will be a thriller, a completely different one from Mani Ratnam’s earlier films. There is still no official information about this upcoming movie’s genre.

Mani Ratnam’s last release was Kaatru Veliyidai, an intense love story starring Karthi and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles. Released amidst high expectations, the movie ended up as a disappointing affair at the box office. So, the director will be itching to bounce back to winning ways. By roping in such a stellar cast, the master has once again shown that he still has some tricks up his sleeve.