Ajith Kumar
has been gearing for his next film, which will be directed by Siva. To play the villain role, a lot of popular personalities were suggested. Initially, it was rumored that
Vijay Sethupathi
or “
M Sasikumar
” might play the villain to Ajith. However, they were just rumors, said the team. Recently,
Arjun Sarja
was approached to play the antagonist in Ajith’s next, as he had done excellently well in “Mangatha” with Thala. However, Arjun turned down the offer with a hard heart as he has been busy with his directorial venture with his daughter
Aishwarya Arjun
in Tamil and Kannada multilingual. Hence, the team has approached
Arvind Swamy
, the villain of
Thani Oruvan
. He is yet to give his nod. Earlier in the 90s, when Arvind Swamy was donning the hero roles, he played in “Pasamalargal” with “
Revathi
” and “M N Nambiyar.” The film had Ajith in a cameo role. Coming to Thala 57, Ajith plays an FBI Agent and the film will be entirely shot in overseas locations. Heroine selection is still going on.
Anushka Shetty
has been approached and she hasn't yet given her consent, as she has hectic schedules with “Baahubali,” “S3,” “Bhagmati” and Om Namo Venkatesa. Let us wait and watch who will play the leading lady and who will be the villain!