The Biggest Pan-Indian Film After Bahubali To Be Directed By Shankar And Star Ranveer Singh

To produce the biggest pan-Indian cinematic event since Bahubali, visionary filmmaker S. Shankar and one of the best performers in our nation, Ranveer Singh, are working together. The massive undertaking will be based on the film version of the well-known Tamil epic novel Velpari, which is regarded as Tamil literature.

A source added, By hiring one of the brightest talents of our generation, superstar Ranveer Singh, to direct this ambitious project - a massive cinematic adaptation of the renowned Tamil epic Velpari - Shankar intends to make the largest pan-Indian film. The book has it all, including a larger-than-life hero, profound teachings about life, a beautiful love story, and stunning visual effects sequences whose scale will become the new standard for action spectacles in India. The source continued, "The wholesomeness of this book is what brought Shankar and Ranveer together for this partnership. A massive budget would be used to produce the movie as a three-part epic in several Indian languages. "The story is so vast and complex that all the aspects can’t be covered in one film. Shankar has devised a screenplay that lends itself to a three-part film. He intends to start shooting for the first part in the middle of 2023. This would be the biggest film of Shankar and Ranveer’s filmography to date” the source revealed. Ranveer's impressive filmography also includes the Shankar film, Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani by Karan Johar, Cirkus by Rohit Shetty, and Baiju Bawra by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. On the other hand, Shankar will release two movies in the coming year: Indian 2 and RC 15. After these, he will begin work on the Velpari novel's film adaptation. For those who are unaware, Ranveer had been set to work with Shankar on a reworked version of Anniyan earlier in 2021; however, that project is no longer happening. "Shankar is so moved by Ranveer and his dedication to stretching the boundaries of big-screen cinema that he's chosen to work with him on something even greater and much more meaningful to Shankar. This partnership would undoubtedly result in a breakthrough in Indian cinema, the source said. Like Ponniyin Selvan, which Mani Ratnam recently adapted for the big screen, the Velpari novel is regarded as legendary cult literature.