There are many speculations going around about Mani Ratnam and his next movie. There were rumours that Kamal Hassan was going to do a role in the movie. However it is known that it will be a bilingual project in both Tamil and Hindi. Aishwariya Rai will be the heroine in both the movies. It is said that Abhishek will be the hero in Hindi while Vikram will star in the Tamil version. Prithviraj as well as Priya Mani have also been offered roles in the movie. An interesting fact about this project is that Karthik who made everyone sit up and notice his performance, albeit a small one, in Mani Ratnam’s Mouna Ragam would be making a comeback as a villain. In fact Karthik’s role in Mouna Ragam is considered as a benchmark even now for guest appearances and the actor brought in a fresh lease of life in the short but intense role and made a memorable impact on the audience.