Ajith's Thala 55 to release on Pongal

Thala Ajith's next flick directed by Gautham Menon has been progressing at a rapid pace. The film starring Ajith, Anushka and Trisha in the lead was expected to hit the screens in November. But the latest buzz suggests that the film may hit the screens for Pongal in January 2015. Harris Jayaraj is scoring the music for the film and Dan Macarthur is handling the cinematography.

The yet to be titled movie 'Thala 55' is a cop flick produced by AM Rathnam. Meanwhile, music director Harris Jayaraj is prepping his new studio and 'Thala55' will be the first movie he will be composing for at the new state of the art premises. Ajith is playing a dad to a little girl in the film with Trisha being his wife. While the star actor shoot with a black hair for these portions, Ajith would be back to his natural grey haired look when he starts shooting again with Anushka.

Director Shankar Denies Teaming up with Ajith

Various rumours were doing the rounds suggesting that director Shankar will be working with Ajith for his next project after "Ai."

However, the director has confirmed that he has not signed Ajith for his next project when a fan questioned him on his official page.

The director is currently busy with the post-production works of Vikram's "Ai." The film is one of the most-awaited projects of 2014. The big budget film, produced by AM Ratnam, has been in the making for more than a year. Fans are eagerly waiting for the film's first look teaser, which is expected to be released soon. The romantic action thriller might release for Diwali this October, according to some reports.

Shankar is expected to announce his next project after completing "Ai." There are also speculations that the "Endhiran" director will direct the film's sequel with Rajinikanth in the lead role. However, there is no official confirmation in this regard.

On the other hand, Ajith is currently busy with his project "Thala 55," (as it is Ajith's 55th film) directed by Gautham Menon. The film's shooting is currently progressing at a brisk pace and is expected to be wrapped up soon.

Anushka Shetty, Trisha Krishnan, Arun Vijay, Vivek, Thalaivasal Vijay are playing important roles in the film. The music for "Thala 55" is composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography is handled by Dan MacArthur. The film's team is yet to reveal its title and the first look teaser is expected to be released this month.

The film, touted to be an action thriller, is expected to hit the screens in November. There is also buzz that the film will be released for Pongal 2015. However, there is no official confirmation on the exact release date.

After completing "Thala 55," Ajith is likely to team up with director "Siruthai" Siva. The actor-director duo has worked together for the mass entertainer "Veeram," which hit the screens on January 2014. It will be interesting to see them working together again for the second time.

Soundarya’s dream to work with Ajith

It seems Soundarya Rajinikanth Ashwin's big dream is to work with Thala Ajith. And here we are not talking about Soundarya directing a film that has Ajith in the lead. The Kochadaiiyaan director wants to act opposite Thala.

Soundarya had recently revealed on a TV show that she was a big fan of the actor and that she admired him. When the anchor quizzed Soundarya, whom she would like to act with and the immediate reply was 'Ajith'.

Ajith has high hopes on Thala55

Actor Ajith, who is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film, Thala55 with director Gautham Menon, feels that this will be one of his good works. The film's crew is in Malaysia and Anushka and Ajith are canning their scenes.

In the meantime, the director of the film, Gautham Menon has said that though Ajith is a big star, he is extremely cordial on the sets. He also said that Thala felt that this would be one of his good works after seeing the rushes of the film. The film also has Trisha as part of the star cast.

Trisha in Ajith-Gautham film

After Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, Trisha is set to team up with Gautham Menon again. The actress has been zeroed in for Gautham's current project with Ajith, which also has Anushka as one of the female leads.

A source close to the actress confirms, "The makers are in talks with Trisha, but she is doing the film and will sign on the dotted line soon. The director has recently narrated the script to her and she accepted the offer. As the Selvaraghavan-Simbu project, which she committed to, is currently on hold, she will be able to allot dates for Gautham's project now. She will be playing one of the leads in this double heroine subject and her role is very crucial to the script."

The source adds, "Portions involving Ajith and Anushka were canned recently in the city for a week and now, Trisha is expected to join the team for the next schedule of the film."