Vaadivasal dropped, Dhruva Natchathiram delayed, but Vetrimaaran, Gautham Menon gear up for their next directorial
The projects are slated to release between 2025 and 2027, with acclaimed directors onboard for a production house
Last Updated: 06.38 PM, Jun 27, 2025
When Gautham Vasudev Menon’s Dhruva Natchathiram is still lacking clarity on the release, and filmmaker Vetrimaaran’s Vaadivaasal is speculated to be delayed or even worse dropped, both the veterans have gone ahead to sign projects with a known production house in Tamil cinema. It is not just them, but the likes of Mari Selvaraj, Prem Kumar and others too have signed a film with the banner. Keep reading to know which one it is.
Tamil cinema’s best directors sign new films for this production
Vels Film International production banner, which has bankrolled films like Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu and Singapore Saloon, has announced its line-up of projects with various acclaimed film directors. These projects will take place between 2025 and 2027. The two-year line of projects will feature films from prominent film directors, including Vetrimaaran and Gautham Vasudev Menon.
On Friday, the production banner announced its line-up, which includes directors Sundar C, Gautham Menon, Vetrimaaran, Mari Selvaraj, Prem Kumar, Jude Anthany Joseph, Arunraja Kamaraj, Vignesh Raja, Chella Ayyavu and Ganesh K Babu. Some of the projects have already been announced, for example, Sundar C will be doing Mookuthi Amman 2 with Nayanthara, the Mari Selvaraj project will be starring Dhanush. Other projects are yet to be announced.
Vaadivaasal and Dhruva Natchathiram get delayed again
Given Vetrimaaran is also on the list, one can expect that it will be the immediate next with Suriya’s Vaadivaasal once again put on the back burner. The film is with V Creations and centres around the traditional bull-taming sport of Jallikattu. In addition, Gautham Menon’s Dhruva Natchathiram featuring Vikram might also take longer to see the light of day.
Meanwhile, Malayalam director Jude Anthany is expected to make a Tamil film with this new announcement, as Por Thozhil fame Vignesh Raja and Dada director Ganesh K Babu are also gearing up for their next directorial. Further announcements on the projects and release dates are expected to be announced at a later stage.