Exclusive: Ilayathalapathy Vijay to begin 2014 as a cop

 

 

The shoots of Vijay's Jilla, directed by Neason, are happening at a fast clip and over the past 3 days, the team is shooting all through the night at Mohan Studios, Chennai. Vijay, Kajal Agarwal, Soori, Vidyullekha Raman among others have been taking part in this schedule, which would be wrapped up by the end of the month. The set at Mohan Studios is being used both as a house as well as a police station, with minor modifications to the design.

 

Now coming to the big part, Vijay is indeed playing a cop's role in Jilla and for majority of the second half, we will be seeing Vijay as a robust and dashing cop. After Pokkiri, he will be donning the police khaki again, much to the delight of his fans. 

 

The Jilla team plans to move to Hyderabad next for their shoots. As of now, the team is targeting a Pongal 2014 release and fans would get to see Vijay as a cop, at the very beginning of the year.

Vijay Plays Muslim Roll in 'Jilla'

If the buzz is to be believed, then it is true that Ilayathalapathy Vijay is playing the role of a Muslim in his upcoming 'Jilla'. Although the team is tight lipped about the project, there are reasons to believe this feed, as director and the hero's father SA Chandrasekhar had declared during the controversies over 'Thupakki' thatVijay will be playing a Muslim in his next movie.

From earlier buzzes and eventual confirmation from the stars, we know that Mohanlal is playing the role ofVijay's godfather. Set against the backdrop of Madurai, the film has Vijay, Kajal Aggarwal, Mohanlal, Niveditha Thomas and Mahat to its star cast, and the team will be starting their third schedule of shooting today, in Chennai. Director Nesan is keen on finishing the project at a fast pace, as he plans for the film to be a Pongal 2