Mani's pookadai is atlast set to cast Gautam - Samantha and Arjun as villain

Atlast the news has arrived and it’s sizzling red hot. Mani Ratnam’s next big-flick will be titled Pookkadai(flower shop) with Karthik’s son Gautham and samantha playing the lead pair. Even though it was known that Gautham would be playing male lead, there has been a lot of speculation regarding who would be playing the female lead in the movie.Recently there was also news that Samantha was brought in to the cast by mani sir after her impressive roles in previous films.
Pookadai , happens to be an exclusive Tamil release.It would be another blissful romantic offering said to be on the lines of Mani’s hit 2002 Eelam Tamil themed ‘Kannathil Muthamittal’.
Since then Mani and his right hand man Isai Puyal AR Rahman have been delivering bilinguals and trilingual to satisfy the growing fan base.With Rahman looking forward to this one, Cinematographer Rajiv Menon is cleaning up his crystal lenses to capture some love-ly locations.
According to sources, the movie will be an intense love story based on the sensitive issue of plight of Rameshwaram fishermen at the hands of Sri Lankan Navy.

                               And reportedly Arjun will don the role of an antagonist(after his successful avatar as a villain in mangatha) Arjun Sarja will have a complete different avatar in Pookadai and his role is as big as the hero of the film, newcomer Gautham.
The hopes have begun and the flick is going to be one among the best romantic hits of maniratnam.