'AK 64’: Ajith Kumar Locks No-Salary Deal, Director Adhik Ravichandran Says Film Will Appeal To All
The director of Ajith’s last superhit 'Good Bad Ugly' revealed that his second film with the Tamil superstar would be just as entertaining as the first
At a recent event, director Adhik Ravichandran, who recently helmed Good Bad Ugly, spoke about the next film with actor Ajith Kumar. The filmmaker noted that the movie will appeal to family audiences as well as the star’s hardcore fans.
The film is reported to begin its shoot in October and will release in the summer of next year. According to a report in Asianet News, Ajith Kumar is said to be taking a no-salary deal for the film. It is said that he had initially asked for a ₹200 crore salary, but after negotiating with the film’s producers and distributors, the team arrived at a deal in which the star would be given the film’s OTT rights apart from the satellite rights. Only the theatrical rights of the film will go to the producers, the report claimed.
On August 3, 33 years after Tamil superstar Ajith made his debut in cinema, the actor put out an emotional letter to thank his supporters for their love and patience through three decades. Although he debuted as a child actor in En Veedu En Kannavar in 1990, his career as a lead actor began in 1993 with Amaravati and the Telugu film Prema Pusthakam.
In the emotional letter, Ajith wrote, “I don't wait for landmark numbers as I believe that each passing year is a landmark year. I thank you all with a full heart and folded hands. This journey was never easy. I did not come from legacy or influence. I started from the outside, with nothing more than a will to try."
He continued, "Life, in its own way, tested me over and over through injuries, setbacks, failures, and silence. But I never stopped. I endured. I got back up. And I kept moving forward. Because perseverance is not something I learnt; it's something I lived. In cinema, I have fallen and risen more times than I can count. And every time.”