Bala teams up with Arun Vijay for Vanangaan after Suriya opts out : Bollywood News

Earlier this month director Bala officially announced that actor Suriya has opted out of his upcoming film Vanangaan. Now, the latest buzz is that actor Arun Vijay will replace Suriya. If a report by Pinkvilla is something to go by, then Arun Vijay is locked for Vanangaan, to play the lead role which was initially written for Suriya. A source close to the development told the portal, “Arjun Vijay gave his nod for the film immediately and is super excited about teaming up with Bala for the first time in his film career. The movie is set to begin pre-production from January 2023.”

Bala teams up with Arun Vijay for Vanangaan after Suriya opts out

However, it is worth mentioning here that neither the actor nor the makers of Vanangaan have made an official announcement confirming Arjun Vijay to be the lead of the upcoming project.

For the unversed, earlier, Suriya was signed to play the lead role in Bala’s next directorial venture. While many reports making rounds on the internet claimed that the actor and the director parted their ways after a tiff, Bala shared an official statement on the matter on December 5.

Bala’s statement read, “I wanted to direct a new movie called Vanangaan with my younger brother Suriya. But due to some changes in the story, I now have doubts whether this story will be suitable for Suriya. He has full faith in me and this story. It is also my duty as a brother that I should not cause even a small embarrassment to my younger brother who has so much love, respect and trust.”

“So, both Suriya and I have decided that it is in the best interests of everyone involved that he should opt out of the project. In fact, Suriya was very upset about this decision, but this is done for the greater good of my brother,” read another excerpt of his statement.

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