MURUGADOSS'S DEMAND

Tinsel town was abuzz with rumours that the next big-budget, untitled project starring Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay and directed by A.R. Murugadoss, which was to be produced by his dad S.A. Chandrashekar, has changed hands and Kalaipuli Thanu will now be the pro ducer. Sources said that A.R. Murugadoss had demanded a whopping rupees `12 crore as his remuneration which didn't go down too well with SAC, especially after the mixed response to the director's recent flick 7 Aum Arivu. But Murugadoss wouldn't budge an inch and stuck to his demand. That was when Thanu, who already has Vijay's dates for a film to be directed by Seeman, stepped in.

When DC contacted Thanu, the producer would only admit that talks are still going on. “It was not a sudden decision. I had already given an advance to Vijay and he had agreed to do a film for me. It's just that everything fell into place now.“ But he strongly denied that there had been any difference of opinion with respect to Murugadoss' salary, dismissing the reports as “Just rumours. We are working out the potential budget and other logistics and soon an official announcement will be made.“ Two dates are being consid ered for the commencement of shooting -Nov 27 or December 1.