Subramaniapuram fame Jai’s much awaited next release “Vamanan” is all set to release this April. Vamanan is a big budgeted movie produced by R. Ravindran of Dream Valley Corporation, the film is an action thriller shot in various locales featuring, Rahman, Lakshmi Rai, Oorvasi , Thalaivasal Vijay, Sampath, Santhanam along with new face Priya.
A unique and interesting part is that the film has been famous for using RC helicopter for the first time in South India as an integral aspect.
The film is directed by debutant director I. Ahmed along with Arvind Krishna as the director of photography and Yuvan Shankar Raja as the music director. Jai has gone through a drastic makeover and lost more than 7kgs to get the sleek “city boy” look in this film.
Jai is playing the character of Anand, a young carefree boy from Salem who comes to Chennai to stay along with his friend Chandru (Santhanam) to pursue his dream. His passion and new found contacts which he develops in Chennai introduce him to a new world and what follows as an after effect is the crucial part of the story.
New face Priya plays the character of Divya, the hero’s love interest and Lakshmi Rai dawns the role of Pooja, a young model from Delhi. The film is set in an urban back drop and the film maker has attempted a new narrative which is compelling and visually captivating.
Apart from Chennai, Hyderabad the film has been shot in Malaysia, Bangkok and Singapore. The film now is in its post production stage and is slated for an April release.
