Veteran director S Shankar has spoken about his dream movie, the variation of the novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. At a latest public occasion, the filmmaker opened up on his bold plan for the project.

“My previous dream project was Enthiran (2010). ‘Velpari’ is now my most ideal movie. The film, like Avatar and Game of Thrones, has the potential to become Indian cinema’s pride,” he stated throughout the celebration of the sale of one lakh copies of CPI (M) MP and author Su Venkatesan’s novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’. Superstar Rajinikanth was additionally current on the occasion.
In Jaunary 2025, Shankar had expressed his curiosity to start out the film proper after Indian 3. “I want to take my time to explore all the unexplored sides of myself with this project. The script work is done and it will be a three-part film. It is a mammoth project that will require a big budget,” Shankar had stated.
In September 2024, Shankar had alleged unauthorised use of content material from the Tamil novel and warned filmmakers in regards to the danger of falling in authorized hassle. The director stated that he was upset to see some essential scenes from the novel in a latest film trailer.
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Shankar’s earlier two movies have been field workplace flops. While Indian 2, the much-awaited sequel to the 1996 blockbuster with Kamal Haasan, did not recreate the magic of the unique, Game Changer, his debut Telugu project starring Ram Charan, bit the mud. There has been no official replace on the discharge of Indian 3.

