Love Insurance Corporation - Vignesh Shivan, Pradeep Ranganathan kickstart new film with a puja; see pics

Director Vignesh Shivana has officially begun working on his upcoming film, Love Insurance Corporation (LIC) - starring Pradeep Ranganathan. The cast and crew started the project with a puja ceremony recently. The movie also features Krithi Shetty and SJ Suryah pivotal roles, alongside Yogi Babu. Touted to be a romcom, shooting for Love Insurance Corporation likely to commence soon. 

Sharing a series of photos from the puja on social media, the Naanum Rowdy Dhaan fame director wrote, “Excited to kick-start #LIC Love Insurance Corporation with the divine pooja. Grateful for this new beginning and seeking your heartfelt blessings as we dive into this cinematic adventure! Stay Tuned for further updates! (sic).”

Love Insurance Corporation’s cast and crew

The puja was attended by actors Pradeep, Suryah and Krithi, along with Anirudh Ravichander who will be scoring music for the film. Meanwhile, acclaimed cinematographer Ravi Varman will be handling camerawork. The project is bankrolled under the banner of Seven Screen Studio. 

Is Nayanthara set to play Pradeep Ranganathan’s sister in LIC?

Earlier, there were reports suggesting that Love Insurance Corporation will also feature Vignesh’s wife, actress Nayanthara, in an extended cameo. It was widely speculated that the Jawan star will be playing the Love Today fame actor’s elder sister in the upcoming romcom. However, an official announcement from the team is yet to be made. 

Here’s why Ajith Kumar-Vignesh Shivan’s movie was shelved

Kollywood Thala Ajith Kumar was supposed to do a film with director Vignesh. However the project, titled AK 62, was dropped due to unknown reasons. Later, the director came forward and clarified the reasons behind shelving the project. 

In an interview, the filmmaker revealed that the producer of the movie needed him to alter things in the second half of the script, which didn’t sit well with him. “One has to handle everything. It is a disappointment indeed. The hurdle was that my producer wasn’t satisfied with the second half of my script. But that is what my story is about, and I cannot change it. With Ajith sir, things were all fine, but from the producer’s side, they demanded that some things could be different in the script. However, I couldn’t do it,” Vignesh explained.

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