The Tamil remake of Kannada super hit Shivalinga, which has Lawrence in the lead, is likely to hit the screens for Pongal 2017 clashing with Vijay's Bairavaa. It is heard that Lawrence was highly impressed by the supernatural thriller and has also expressed his interest. Director P Vasu, the man behind the original version is directing the Tamil version too. Irudhi Suttru girl Ritika will play Lawrence's pair in this thriller. Kannada superstar Shivarajkumar and Vedhika played the lead role in this spine-chilling thriller.