Connekkt Media and Mercuri Group have made a deal of co-producing a number of movies together. The two production houses have a slate of quite interesting titles. The first movie in the list is going to be the biopic of musical legend Ilayaraja.
The movie will soon go off the floors and will be ready to hit the theaters in 2025. Previously, it was rumoured in August this year, that the popular filmmaker R. Balking is planning to do a biopic of the maestro with Dhanush in the lead role. However, there were no official announcements. And the name of the director for this project has not been revealed. So there is a possibility that R. Balki might direct it.
Kamal Hassan too had expressed a desire to play the legendary musician on screen. But Dhanush seems to be the final choice. Ilayaraja has made many songs for Kamal Hassan and has worked with Dhanush too.
Ilayaraja has composed more than 7000 songs for almost 1000 movies and the stature he holds in the industry is almost of a saint. So we are definitely getting a very dedicated and passionate biopic. Fans wait excitedly for further updates.
Dhanush is now all set to release his ‘Captain Miller’, a much anticipated action drama. His next with ‘Ranjhanaa’ maker Anand L. Rai – ‘Tere Ishk Mein’ too is a title much awaited for. But this sudden news of him playing Ilayaraja has taken the internet to storm.