Gautham Vasudev Menon's unrealized projects: Difference between revisions

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===''Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru''===

In July 2011, Menon began pre-production work on the first film of an action-adventure series of films titled ''Yohan[[:ta::யோஹன்: Adhyayamஅத்தியாயம் Ondruஒன்று|Yohan]]'' starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in the title role. He revealed that the film would narrate the tale of an agent going against an arms dealer, who has caused mass destruction around the world, and compared the theme of the film to the [[List of James Bond films|''Bond'' series]]. The character of Yohan would play an American citizen, and an English actress would be cast in the lead female role.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCOkNhdY_tc&t=1003s</ref>

However, after a year of pre-production, the director shelved the film citing differences of opinion about the project.<ref>{{cite news |author=V Lakshmi |agency=TNN |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-24/news-interviews/33343315_1_gautham-menon-yohan-thuppakki |title=Yohan shelved; new script for Vijay? |date=2012-08-24 |access-date=2013-08-20 |archive-date=18 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518155013/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-24/news-interviews/33343315_1_gautham-menon-yohan-thuppakki |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> Menon later revealed that Vijay did not want to do the film citing that it felt "too much like an English film".<ref>https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/gautham-menon-reveals-why-suriya-backed-out-of-dhruva-natchathiram-and-vijay-rejected-yohan-9028061/</ref>