Thala 60: Ajith to play a police officer in his next

As reported by us earlier, Ajith will be teaming up with director H Vinoth once again after ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’. The movie tentatively titled as ‘Thala 60’ reportedly has Ajith playing a police officer. The actor has already started working out for the movie to shed the extra weight that he had put on for ‘Viswasam’ and ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’.

Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios will be jointly producing this upcoming movie. Though an official confirmation has still not been made, fans are already excited to see Thala donning the khakis once again. Ajith has previously done cop roles in films like ‘Mankatha’ and ‘Yennai Arindhaal’.

Meanwhile, the star’s ‘Nerkonda Paarvai’ is gearing up for release. The movie, which is the official remake of acclaimed Hindi film ‘Pink’, is scheduled for release on August 10. Ajith is reprising the role played by Amitabh Bachchan in the original. Shraddha Srinath is essaying the role played by Taapsee Pannu. The movie also marks Vidya Balan’s debut in Tamil as she plays the role of Ajith’s wife. Kalki Koechlin is also making a guest appearance in a song.