Silambarasan starrer Osthi hit the floors today at the AVM Studios today morning. It began with the customary pooja and later Silambarasan’s dad and actor-producer-director T Rajendar began the proceedings by handing over the clap board.

The film’s cast and crew were present during this event. Speaking at the function, Revathy said that she is happy to accept roles though they are small, if its gives her the potential to exhibit her acting talents.

Director Dharani said that when he saw Dabangg, he instantly felt that this movie should be made in Tamil. And the script work also came out well much to the satisfaction of the producer. The director, however, made it clear that this would not be a remake, but can be termed as an adaptation. He revealed that several changes have been made to the script to suit the Tamil audiences and STR’s fans.

STR termed himself as a huge fan of Salman Khan, the hero in Dabangg. The star said that he never missed any Salman’s films till now and when Dabangg was released he made sure to watch the film. Fascinated by the storyline, he decided to play Salman’s role. Silambarasan said that he would join the Osthi film unit from next month onwards as he needs to do some homework on playing a police officer. On choosing Jithan Ramesh to play his brother, STR said that he could not think of anyone else to play that role.

Jithan Ramesh finished off the proceedings by saying that he is happy to be a part of such a huge star cast.