Shankar’s message to his fans

Director Shankar, who is busy shooting for his mega project, Ai, with Vikram and Amy Jackson, took time off to convey belated New Year wishes to his fans on his social networking page, and also exulted over how his blockbuster flick, Mudhalvan, has been pointed out for the similarities the film’s script bears to Arvind Kejriwal’s recent victory. He wrote, “Hi Everyone, Belated New Year & advance Pongal wishes. 2013 ended with an unexpected happiness of my film Nayak/ Mudhalvan been referred with the recent Kejriwal happenings, through TV, Newspapers, Tweets, Fb posts, sms and phone calls…Thank you all! As I was continuously shooting the climax action sequence between Vikram and Upen Patel in Orissa and Vizag, and some important scenes with Weta Workshop’s special makeup, couldn’t update anything recently… Running towards the completion of Ai… Catch you soon!”

Ai, which is all set to release in a few months, has already created high expectations among movie buffs. The music of the film is composed by A.R. Rahman. P.C. Sreeram is cinematographer.