"Kuruvi" is Not "Ghilli-2"

Vijay is getting ready for his next big project. He will be the hero of "Kuruvi" which is to be directed by Dharani. Udhayanidhi Stalin, grandson of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is making his debut as a producer with this movie.

It should be recalled that Director Dharani, actor Vijay and music director Vidyasagar came together to make "Gilli" which was a runaway success. They will team up again for "Kuruvi", but Dharani has spiked rumours doing the rounds that "Kuruvi" would be a sequel to "Gilli". "Kuruvi " is an action- adventure mass movie," he said and added, "It is not Gilli-2.Actually Kuruvi is something totally different, and features artistes like Vijay, Trisha and Prakash Raj and has music by Vidyasagar."

Shooting for "Kuruvi" is set to commence in October soon after Vijay-starrer "Azhagiya Thamizh Magan" is wrapped up. "Azhagiya Thamizh Magan", featuring Shreya and Namitha along with Vijay, is directed by Bharathan and produced by Appachan. Pyramid Saimira has reportedly bought the worldwide distribution rights for Rs 25 crore, the highest for any Vijay film so far. This is claimed to be next only to Rajinikanth films.

The film is expected to be completed by the end of this month and released for Deepavali. In South India alone, as many as 241 theatres will screen it, according to sources.