Mani Ratnam is back with a romance! The veteran director is known for his iconic romances in Mouna Ragam, Geethanjali, Alai Payuthey and O Kadhal Kanmani. His upcoming Tamil film is titled Inji Vellam, and marks the first on screen pairing of Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi.
About the film
Inji Vellam will arrive in theatres next year and release on January 29. Mani’s last film, Thug Life, was made on a ₹ 200-300 crore budget; it collected less than ₹ 100 crore worldwide. Sai is currently basking in the praise for her role as Sita in Ramayana Part 1. It will release in theatres on November 20.
The makers have now announced the release date of the film. the short motion poster released with the release date annoucement teases that Vijay and Sai will presumably play a married couple Although the makers are tight-lipped about the plot of the film. Vijay was last seen in the film Baththa, which became a surprise hit at the box office and released on Netflix last month.
They are also seen carrying a set of twins, who could play their daughters. A major chunk of the film was shot in Kolkata. The pictures show Vijay sporting a clean-shaven look while dressed in a black t-shirt, jeans and white sneakers. Sai wore a brown, flowing dress in the pictures with her curls left loose. with Mani instructing them, others show them mid-scene While some pictures seem to have been taken as the actors were prepping for the scene. It looks like the actors were shooting a song in Kolkata. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Yash as Ravana, and ends with the abduction of Sita. Sai will be seen next in OM , the Tamil film co-starring Dhanush, Mammootty and Sreeleela.
Last year in July, numerous pictures of Sai Pallavi and Vijay Sethupathi shooting at Howrah Bridge were leaked online.
