Ajith in Kurt Russel role - No takers for Simbhu - Jude Anthany film

A big starrer film in Tamil has to be an adaptation from an Hollywood or Korean film. Now our sources in Hyderabad tells us that Vidamuyurchi starring Ajith is the Kurt Russel film Breakdown released in 1077. The plot - On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff (Kurt Russell) and Amy Taylor (Kathleen Quinlan), experience car trouble after an accident. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver, Red Barr (J.T. Walsh), offers to drive Amy to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, only to find his wife missing and Barr claiming ignorance. Jeff then begins a frenzied search for Amy.

Although made in 1997, mobile phones and video-games both feature in Breakdown, but just not in the prominent way that they would if the film was made today. The locals mock Jeff’s car as being reliant on a computer. Here Magizh Thirumeni has the advantage to freak out on today’s technology and as the original film has lot of car chases , Ajith’s real life car racer comes as an advantage. Actor J T Walsh as the villain truck driver gave a terrific performance, and his glassy-eyed nonchalance works wonders in the film. Arjun essays the role. Yet another baddie is Aarav who essays a truck driver. The film was on Amazon Prime till February 2024. Breakdown reminds one of the all time cult movie The Vanishing.

Jude Anthany pf 2018 Malayalam film fame finds that his Tamil debut film hero Simbu is his biggest hurdle in getting Producers. Jude has a budget of Rs 150 crores for his project. 2018 was made at Rs 26 crores and banked heavily on the subject to pull in audience. It was a calculated risk as the 2018 floods was still fresh in minds of the audience in 2022. It collected Rs 176 crore. Outside Kerala, it did not create any ripples like Manjumel Boys and Premalu. As per a settlement deal, Vels had to get Simbu dates. However after hearing the budget , Producer has said no. AGS and Dil Raju were to jointly collaborate. Here again Dil Raju has a Game Changer hanging on his head and so he is not ready. Jude does not understand that Rs 150 crores budget can be for A listers and it does not include Simbu. Simbu is part of Thug Life and has a Design Periasamy directed film that Kamal’s Production was to produce. Here again, the project might change hands and Vels might step in. Many feel that Jude is in a hurry to be a A listed Directors on lines of Lokesh- ARM- Shankar- Atlee.