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Ilayathalapathy Vijay is the new Superstar of Tamil cinema and the actor is on the top with back to back hits. Irrespective of the word of mouth, his films have been raking massive money at the Tamil box-office. The actor's recent films also did decent business across the Telugu states. The Telugu theatrical rights of his recent movie Master are valued at Rs 9 crores and the film collected Rs 15 crores in its final run. The actor has a couple of Tamil movies lined up and they would soon release in Telugu.

As per the current news, Vijay is holding talks with Tollywood production house Mythri Movie Makers for a film. The actor was reportedly paid an advance of Rs 10 crores for the project and it will be shot in Telugu and Tamil simultaneously. A Telugu director will direct the movie and this project marks the debut of Vijay into Telugu cinema. Mythri Movie Makers is currently in the hunt for the right director for the film. An official announcement will be made once things are finalized. Meanwhile, Vijay will complete his current projects.

By Shiva Kumar