Vijay Yesudas to play the lead in an upcoming Tamil movie

Popular playback singer Vijay Yesudas is all set to play the lead role in an upcoming Tamil movie. The movie titled as Padai Veeran, will be directed by Dhana who is a former associate of Mani Ratnam.

Vijay Yesudas was last seen as an actor in Dhanush’s Maari where he played the antagonist’s part as a cop. Padai Veeran is a rustic rural entertainer. The movie is set in the Theni Kambam area. Vijay apparently signed the project after he was impressed by the storyline. Legendary director Bharathiraja and Vijay will be seen playing the major roles in the movie. Karthik Raja will compose the the music for the film.

In an interview to the Times of India, Vijay said that he has done a lot of homework to play the character in Padai Veeran.

“What attracted me was not the fact that I was playing the lead, but the story. It sounded nice and different. It was the experience I was looking at, not like I would be entering another level by playing a lead. The character demanded a lot of work and I went all out to play the role,” he said.

The team is planning to release the movie in March.