Vicky Kaushal in Dhanush Velperi

Vicky Kaushal in Dhanush Velperi. Shankar is coming up with his dream project Velperi.  The  project is a dual hero film and it is based on the book 'Veera Yuga Nayagan Vel Pari', a historical novel penned by well known Tamil writer Su Venkatesan.

Shankar planned to cast either Ranveer Singh or Vicky Kaushal in the other role and now inside talk is he finalised Vicky Kaushal for the project.

The project requires the actor to give callsheets for two years and it is becoming difficult for top stars to accommodate the same. Velpari is a legendary Tamil king known as much for his courage and administration as he was known for his generosity and kindness. The popular phrase 'Mullaikku Theru Koduthaan Pari', which is widely in use in Tamil Nadu even to this day, is actually a part of poetry sung in praise of Pari, who is known to have offered his own chariot to save a jasmine shrub from wilting and withering. Pari is one of the seven last philanthropists about whom there is extensive Tamil literature. It may be recalled that Shankar, while delivering a speech on Velpari, had disclosed that he had wanted to read 'Veera Yuga Nayagan Vel Pari' during the lockdown imposed due to Covid.

The film narrates the story of how the Chera, Chola, and Pandya empires attempted to overthrow the tribal king Vel Paari and the events that followed.