Vijay, 51 and Rathnam

Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay is busy shooting for Villu that is directed by Prabhu Deva. After he completes this flick of Prabhu Deva, he will move over to A V M films for a project. This will be his 49th film. Further on, Vijay has plans to do his 50th film for his father S A Chandrashekar for V V creations.

It has been said in Kollywood circles that eminent producer A M Rathnam is keen to rope in Vijay for his next venture which will be Vijay's 51st film. Vijay - Rathnam combination has had blockbuster hits like Kushi and Gilli in the past and trade circles believe that Vijay also will be eager to work with Rathnam once again. Reliable sources say that Rathnam is listening to many scripts and is in the process of choosing the best that would suit Vijay.