Dhanush is preparing for one of the most ambitious phases of his career, with several big projects going on in the pipeline. While his ongoing film ‘OM’ by Rajkumar Periasamy is said to be his biggest budget project till date, his new mythological epic based on a story by Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be the largest in scale and investment in production as well as production cost.
Dhanush is currently shooting for OM, which has already generated a lot of interest due to its reported budget and ambitious production design. The project is expected to be bigger than many of the actor’s previous films so this will mark a big step in his career.
Rajkumar Periasamy and Dhanush have become popular as the filmmaker has taken stories with emotions and moved them to big screens. OM is inching closer in Dhanush’s filmography, and there is more work on the way as production continues.
However, for the actor, the actor’s future lineup is likely to be even more ambitious.
Dhanush will reunite with filmmaker Vetri Maaran for the big-ticket projects ‘Vada Chennai 2’ and ‘Thamizh Murugan’. Both films are being planned on a much larger scale and the projects will have a wider cinematic scope of the stories with the actor-director collaboration.
Vada Chennai 2 is one of the most eagerly awaited sequels in Tamil cinema. The first film has received a lot of attention for its layered story, its detailed portrayal of North Chennai and Dhanush's performance. The long awaited sequel has been talked about for years and the potential of a bigger-scale continuation has made it even more appealing.
Thamizh Murugan is also expected to be a major project in Dhanush’s upcoming slate. The movie is being made with high production value, only one more in a growing list of high-budget ventures with the actor.
Dhanush’s collaboration with filmmaker Mari Selvaraj is another project in the planning stage as a high-budget production. Dhanush and Mari Selvaraj’s combination has aroused some interest because of the filmmaker’s singular narrative style and strong social themes that he can create.
Despite the scale of these projects, Dhanush’s upcoming film based on a story by Sanjay Leela Bhansali is reportedly expected to be the most expensive and visually ambitious project among them.
The film will be a mythological epic in the form of a big shot and large scale production design and visual effects will be done to it. The filmmakers are also working on it as a pan-Indian project and it can reach people in many languages and markets.
The project is also expected to have a star-studded ensemble but still no official release date or cast details have been announced. The combination of mythology, large-scale VFX and a multi-language release could position the film as one of Dhanush’s most ambitious projects.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has a history of stories that are characterized by great visual grandeur, very elaborate sets, expensive costumes and emotionally complex characters. A film based on a story told by the filmmaker could therefore provide Dhanush an opportunity to explore a cinematic world very different from many of his previous roles.
The report of extensive visual effects indicates that the project may have grand environments, larger-than-life characters and spectacular action or mythological sequences. If things go as they are expected, it could take a long time to make and a large investment in post-production.
The pan-India approach should also broaden the scope of the project. Dhanush already has a strong following in various Indian film industries and a multilingual release could help the film reach audiences outside Tamil cinema.
At this stage, the details are being planned and reported, but the makers have not given an official announcement of the title, cast, director, production timeline or budget. But the scale of the project has already generated a lot of interest.
With OM, Vada Chennai 2, Thamizh Murugan, a collaboration with Mari Selvaraj and the proposed mythological epic based on a Sanjay Leela Bhansali story, Dhanush appears to be building one of the most ambitious upcoming lineups in Indian cinema.
If the reports are true, the mythological project could even become the biggest-budget film of Dhanush’s career and mark a major new chapter in his journey as a pan-Indian star.
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