Prakash Raj as Veerappan

Prakash Raj was recently offered to play Veerappan in a film that the bandit’s wife wanted to produce. But sources say that the actor has accepted the offer but has refused to produce the movie. The movie on Veerappan will be taken by his wife Muthulakshmi. Muthulakshmi does not want anyone else to portray her husband as there are chances of showing him in bad light. She is the only person who completely knows about him and hence has approched Prakash raj with the offer to produce and act in this movie. However Prakash Raj has accepted the offer but refused to produce the movie. Hunt is now on to find a good producer.

Bollywood director Rajkumar Santoshi has also selected South Indian actor Prakash Raj to play Ravana opposite Ajay Devgan as Ram in his much publicised “Ramayan” movie. In the Ramayan movie Bollywood star Ajay Devgan will play Ram and Riteish Deshmukh has been finalised to play Lakshman. Kajol has agreed to do Rajkumar Santoshi’s high end budget film Ramayan opposite husband Ajay Devgan. This will be Kajol and Ajay’s first film post the birth of their daughter. Ajay will play Ram in the film while Kajol will enact the role of Sita. ‘Ramayan’ starts shooting in February or March this year.