The mystery behind Atlee’s sixth film is witnessing new developments every day. Unfortunately, the director has not revealed a lot of details about his next project and audiences are eagerly waiting to watch his film on the big screen.
However, as per the latest update, Atlee has put his other projects on hold as he is not willing to lose focus from his next film with Allu Arjun, which will be a period drama. The film is going on floors sometime this year and the makers are planning to bring it to the theatres by 2027.
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Notably, one of them was supposed to feature Vijay Sethupathi in the lead and it was being produced by Murad Khetani. The shooting for the untitled Tamil film was expected to start in January this year and it has been reportedly shelved after Baby John failed to do well at the box office.
Atlee’s second film was with Shahid Kapoor and the director spoke to the actor about the film in 2024. However, Shahid was not prepared to commit immediately to the film and this one also had the same fate as Vijay’s film since Shahid’s last film Deva flopped.
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The third film was expected to include Veer Pahariya as the lead and was being produced by Atlee and his wife’s company A For Apple. However, there has been no update about the film until now.
Coming back to Atlee’s film with the Icon Star, it will feature Allu Arjun playing a double role and is being produced by Sun Pictures.
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A source also said that Atlee has decided to focus on Allu Arjun’s film since the other three films have not seen any major developments for now. Moreover, he is not planning to get distracted in any manner to ensure that the film becomes successful.
Considering that Atlee and Allu Arjun are coming together for a film, it will bring benefits for everyone. However, it remains to be seen if it can break the records set by the previous films of Atlee and Allu Arjun, grossing more than Rs. 1,000 crores.
