Chennai: Kollywood Star Kamal Haasan replaced Malayalam actor Mohan Lal for upcoming movie Gadha which will be directed by Shaji N Karun.

Universal hero Kamal Haasan replaced the Mohan Lal in the upcoming film “Gadha” which will be directed by Shaji N Karun. Earlier, makers have chosen Mohanlal for main lead but due to few reasons, he walked out and Kamal Haasan will be replaced with him.

The movie planned to release in Tamil, Malayalam and in Telugu also.  However, the reasons are unknown and the project was almost cancelled and the director was planning to move on with another film. Somebody rumored that, Mohanlal backed out due to financial issues.

Producers failed to pay remuneration for Mohanlal and tried for a negotiation. He was not compromised on his pay and walked out from project. Later Shaji said that there was problem with casting. Recently, Kamal has listen the script and impressed with story plot. He gave his nod to work in this film and even rope din a much bigger production house to handle it.

Gadha will be back on the track and start rolling within a few months. The movie, which is said to be based on the backdrops of dance and theater art, is based on a short story written by T Padmanabhan.