Is Dhanush in Shankar's Velperi. Ace director Shankar who once revolutionalised the Indian cinema with his hard hitting message oriented commercial entertainers is now reeling under string of flops.
He is now coming up with his dream project Velperi. In the meantime, reports are coming that Shankar is planning to cast Dhanush in a key role in the project and approached him for the same.
Dhanush is currently busy with his films D55 and others. Inside talk is Shankar inquired about Dhanush's current projects and also about his dates availability. Shankar earlier planned to cast either Ranveer Singh or Chiyaan Vikram. Velperi 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.
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. Dhanush's 55 is directed by Rajkumar Periasamy of Amaran fame.