‘Ai’ likely to release this summer: S. Shankar

Veteran filmmaker S. Shankar was secretly working on his forthcoming project titled ‘Ai’ until yesterday, when he disclosed about the project on a social networking site, "A... to ...y' 'Ai' is completed after lots of hurdles...Vikram & Weta's shoot totally completed by 25th Feb, balance 'z' left is only one song with Amy..Editing, dubbing & CG works are going in full swing...Frequently asked question is about the release. If 'all is well' 'Ai' will be ready for summer.”

The director added the probability of releasing the same this summer saying, “Since this is a big film the release depends upon the producer's plan. Catch you soon!" The flick starring Vikram, Amy Jackson, Suresh Gopi, Upen Patel and Santhanam in pivotal role, will be financed and distributed by Venu Ravichandran. A. R. Rahman will croon songs for the flick made with a budget of Rs. 700 crore. Ai is a bilingual flick and will be released in Telugu version with title Manoharudu.