It was earlier rumored that
Akshay Kumar
, who is playing the prime villain in “
Rajinikanth
” starrer, “2.0,” will be playing the villain to
Mahesh Babu
in “
A R Murugadoss
” directorial. However, the director slammed the rumors and cleared that his next film with Mahesh will not have Akshay as the antagonist. Murugadoss confirms that “S. J. Surya” will be playing the villain and he has never thought to approach Akshay for the villainy role. Some reports said that
Parineeti Chopra
has been zeroed to play the heroine and she had already signed the dotted lines. But Murugadoss didn’t divulge the details on the heroine. So, it might be Parineeti, guess the rumor mills. Mahesh Babu is at present in London, spending his time with his family. Soon after he returns, they will discuss the shooting dates and start the film. It is the first bilingual for Mahesh and Murugadoss and in fact, Mahesh makes his debut in Kollywood with this film.