AR Murugadoss talks about initial plans of making a ‘dry action film’ with Thalapathy Vijay: "People around him advised against it"

The director further explained that Vijay then suggested doing a political film, similar in tone to Ramana, the 2002 film Murugadoss directed starring Vijayakanth.

Ace filmmaker AR Murugadoss, who is currently gearing up for Madharaasi starring Sivakarthikeyan, recently opened up about a project he had initially planned with Thalapathy Vijay.

In an interview with Gobinath for Behindwoods, Murugadoss revealed that he had originally intended to create a ‘dry’ road-trip action film with Vijay after the success of Thuppakki and Kaththi. However, those plans eventually changed, and the duo went on to make Sarkar instead.

He said, “After Kaththi, we were thinking about what kind of movie to do together. I asked him (Thalapathy Vijay) whether we could do a complete dry film. I think I can talk about it now. The story was about a Sri Lankan Tamizhan who sought refuge in India and later headed to Thailand.”

Murugadoss further elaborated, “When he reached Thailand, he faced a new problem. Then he would travel to Canada and finally end up in London. It was a complete travel movie with the character only wearing a lungi and a shirt. A dry and intense action film with no fight scenes. He even liked it, and I began developing it. However, people around him advised against it.”

The director further explained that Vijay then suggested doing a political film, similar in tone to Ramana, the 2002 film Murugadoss directed starring Vijayakanth. This ultimately led to the creation of Sarkar.

Meanwhile, Thalapathy Vijay is currently busy filming what is expected to be his final project before entering politics.

Directed by H Vinoth, the Tamil-language film is described as a political action drama, with the superstar playing the role of a former police officer. The film also features Mamitha Baiju, Priyamani, Gautham Vasudev Menon, and several other notable actors in key roles.