Gautham Vasudev Menon's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''Ondraaga''===

In October 2015, Menon began planning a multilingual production to be shot in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada, which would feature four actors in leading roles. The film was reported to revolve around the lives of four friends from the four [[South India|Southern Indian states]], who meet at a wedding after many years, and then decide to take a roadtrip in the [[United States]]. Menon initially discussed making the project with [[Silambarasan]], [[Allu Arjun]], [[Fahadh Faasil]] and [[PuneetPuneeth Rajkumar]], with the latter also keen to produce the Kannada version of the film.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/gautham-vasudev-menon-plans-multilingual/article7757890.ece</ref><ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/gautham-menon-plans-multilingual-film-with-four-stars/</ref> Over the following months, [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] agreed to portray the Malayali character in the film ahead of Fahadh Faasil, and accepted the offer despite Menon's initial doubts about whether the actor would feature in a multi-starrer project.<ref>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/I-can-only-ensure-the-quality-of-my-films-Prithviraj/articleshow/55292069.cms</ref> Likewise, [[Naga Chaitanya]] also was reported to have replaced Allu Arjun as the Telugu character in the film.<ref>https://www.chitramala.in/naga-chaitanya-replaces-allu-arjun-for-gautham-menon-film-207430.html</ref>

Menon continued to develop the script wile finishing the productions of ''[[Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada]]'' (2016) and ''[[Enai Noki Paayum Thota]]'' (2019). By June 2016, Menon revealed that the film would be titled ''Ondraaga'' and that it would shot in the United States over a seventy day schedule. He revealed that [[Sai Dharam Tej]] had joined the cast replacing Naga Chaitanya, while the Tamil character was yet to be finalised. He also suggested that actresses [[Anushka Shetty]] and [[Tamannaah]] would form a part of the cast, and that an advance payment was made to them.<ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/090716/things-will-be-sorted-out-with-simbu-gautham-menon.html</ref><ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/gautham-confirms-doing-a-multilingual-film-news-tamil-qhcneCbdgccee.html</ref> Soon after, [[Jayam Ravi]] held discussions about playing the Tamil character, while actress [[Manjima Mohan]] was also considered for a role.<ref>https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/gautham-vasudev-menons-next-a-multistarrer-with-jayam-ravi-prithviraj-puneeth-rajkumar-and-sai-dharam-teja.html</ref><ref>https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/220916/two-time-lucky-manjima.html</ref> In an interview in November 2016, Menon stated that the character of Karthik from ''[[Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa]]'' would be retained in ''Ondraaga'', with the plot taking off eight years after the release of the previous film. He stated Karthik's character had changed his concept of women and would appear as a [[playboy]] in the new project, while the character of Jessie Thekekuttu would also feature in the film.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/gautham-menon-prefers-to-start-filming-with-incomplete-scripts/article9338692.ece</ref> Menon revealed that [[A. R. Rahman]] would compose music for the project, and likened the mood of the film to the Hindi films, ''[[Dil Chahta Hai]]'' (2001) and ''[[Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara]]'' (2011). He also added that he was hopeful that Silambarasan would agree to work in the film and reprise the role of Karthik.<ref>https://scroll.in/reel/821488/gautham-menon-made-achcham-yenbadhu-madamaiyada-for-audiences-that-whistle-and-clap</ref>