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According to a Bollywood Hungama report, Varun Dhawan will team up with Jawan director Atlee in his next. A source close to the portal said, “Atlee and Varun have been in talks for a while about a new project. After much discussion, Varun has finally given the go-ahead for the venture. However, while he has verbally agreed to feature in Atlee’s next, the young actor is yet to sign the dotted line.” Prod the source for details of the film and he continues, “The film in question will be a remake of the Thalapathy Vijay starrer Theri. The said venture will be bankrolled by both Murad Khetani and Atlee, with the latter looking to commence work on the project either in June or September this year.”
The film is a remake of Tamil action thriller Theri (2016) which starred Thalapathy Vijay along with Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson in the lead.