Dhoni to produce Tamil film

FORMER India cricket captain MS Dhoni is now venturing into film production.

According to sources in the Tamil film industry, Dhoni who has set his eyes on the film industry, is picking his first movie in Tamil with Nayanthara in the lead.

Dhoni, according to sources, has already roped in Sanjay, one of the closest aides of megastar Rajinikanth. Sources said that Sanjay had given the tip-off to Dhoni that roping in Nayanthara for his debut movie would augur well for him in the Tamil film industry.

Nayanthara’s would-be husband and director Vignesh Sivan is an ardent fan of Dhoni and the possibility of the former Indian captain playing a cameo role in the movie is not ruled out.

The movie M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story was a super hit and did extremely well in Tamil Nadu. Dhoni has been a hit among the Tamil fans ever since he led the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

Sources said that his confidence of producing a Tamil movie had come from the fan following he has in Tamil Nadu.

Nayanthara is currently shooting for a Shah Rukh Khan movie directed by Atlee. She has already committed for Paatu by Malayalam director Alphonse Puthran, and Connect directed by Ashwin Saravanan.