Breaking News - Vikram's Karikalan Shelved 

Karikalan, a historical action movie, boasting of path-breaking CG work to be directed by L. I. Kannan featuring Vikram and Zarine Khan in the lead roles is now shelved. Music was slated to be composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The movie is produced by SS Vasan and S Parthiban of Silver Line Film Factory.

Producers call it quits

Karikalan has not gone for a shooting schedule so far with Vikram. However, a lot of effort has been done on Computer Graphics till date. The director in an interview suggested that 25% of the movie has been complete and expected to start the next schedule with Vikram in June after completion of Thandavam. The production house assessed the cost and progress made till date and decided to call off the project. The producers felt that it was economically not feasible to continue the project. 

The Producers are hunting for a Director 

The producer has given advance payment to Vikram and a number of technicians, including GV Prakash and the story-writer Gandhi Krishna who directed Chellamae and Ananda Thandavam. The producer is planning to use Vikram's dates for a movie with a new director and a fresh script. Producers are talking to a number of directors to start a new movie with Vikram starting in second half of 2013, immediately following the completion of Shankar's next movie.