National award winning director Vetrimaaran has already begun the shooting of his dream project Vada Chennai. The trilogy, which has Dhanush and Samantha in the lead, will narrate the 30 years in the life of a gangster. The latest we hear is that Samantha has walked out of the film reportedly due to her wedding plans with Naga Chaitanya. Amara Paul is likely to replace her.

Bankrolled jointly by Lyca and Wunderbar Films, the film kickstarted with a jail scene and Dhanush has allocated 200 days for this thriller saga. It also stars Andreah, Daniel Balaji, Samuthirakani and others. We hear that a major part of the film will be set in the 1970s and will follow underworld politics of north Chennai from 1977 to 2007. With music composed by Santhosh Narayanan, the film is expected to hi-octane action thriller.