Earlier this week came the massive announcement of Vikram’s next, Mahavir Karna, to be helmed by filmmaker RS Vimal of the hit 2015 Malayalam film, Ennu Ninte Moideen.


Mahavir Karna, which will reportedly have a Rs. 300 crore budget bankrolled by New York-based United Film Kingdom, will head into production in October this year targetting a Christmas 2019 release .


Planned to be made in Tamil and Hindi and subsequently dubbed in 33 languages, RS Vimal now plans on roping a Hollywood actor to portray the role of Bheema alongside Vikram as Mahavir Karna.


Meanwhile, a grand launch is reportedly being planned for the film in Mumbai next month along with filming to take place in scenic locations such as the Niagara Falls in Canada.