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In what might be one of the hottest
news to come out of Kollywood in
the recent weeks, it has been revealed
that Vikram will be venturing into
production under the Reel Life Productions
Banner. His debut venture will be
handled by new Kollywood sensation
‘Subramaniapuram’ Sasikumar.
But, this is not a sudden development
as it might look like. Sasikumar
has admitted that this idea has
been in the mind of Vikram for more
than a year now. The seeds for this
venture were first sowed when Vikram
happened to catch the ‘Kangal
Irandaal’ song from Subramaniapuram
prior to its release. He immediately
fell in love with the song and the
way it was shot, instantly becoming
a fan of Sasikumar. He had requested
Sasikumar to direct a film for him
right after seeing the song. Naturally,
Sasikumar was a bit apprehensive
about the offer as he was not yet
sure about the success of his debut
venture. He expressed his doubts
to Vikram, who reassured him and
also handed over a blank cheque,
sealing a gentleman’s agreement
that they would do a film together
some time.
Of course, it did not happen immediately.
Sasikumar got busy with Naadodigal
and Vikram had his films to take
care of. But, over the course of
the year, they used to meet very
often. Every meeting was a closely
guarded secret. As Sasikumar described
it ‘we were like young lovers
afraid of being spotted together’.
With all other commitments out of
the way now, Sasikumar is ready
to kick off Reel Life Productions’
first venture. He said that many
other producers had approached him
with big offers, but none of them
could replace the belief that was
placed in him by Vikram by handing
over a blank cheque.
About the film, he said that Naadodigal-fame
Abhinaya would be the heroine of
the film. More importantly, he added
that neither Vikram nor himself
would be seen even in a single scene
of the film. The rest of the cast
would consist of new comers. Let’s
await this unique union of actor-turned-producer
and ace director.
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