Simbu speaks about vijay's replacement in Lingusamy project

Recently, a section of the media speculated that Ilayathalapathy Vijay will replace Simbu in director Lingusamy's next. But now the actor Simbu has clarified his stand on the whole issue.

According to a statement from Simbu, he was first signed up by director Lingusamy’s Tirupathi Brothers for a film with Bhoopathi Pandian. But later, the scenario changed and the film was to be produced by Dhayanidhi Azhagiri’s Cloud Nine with Lingusamy directing it.

"Technically, I have not signed any film with Cloud Nine nor have I allotted any dates to them. Dhayanidhi Azhagiri is my close friend and we share a great rapport. Lingusamy has not been able to narrate the script to me till date nor tell me the exact dates that he wants. I waited for over 100 days in vain for his complete script and then decided to do a quickie Vaanam. I had informed Durai about it before he left to South Africa for football finals and he promised me that we will start the shoot from September 1,” a statement from Simbu clarified.

“I was shell shocked to read reports in the media that Lingusamy has sacked me! How can he expect me to wait for more than 100 days without a proper script or dates of shoot? I had told him that I will be free from September 1, after 15 days shoot of Poda Podi in London which has already been fixed. But he jumped the gun and announces that I have been replaced by another actor! This is totally unprofessional and not done,” he added.