The old movie of Vijayakanth, Oomai Vizhigal was asked for a remake under the same title. The proposal came from the director Vincent Selva of Piriyamudan, Youth and Iraniyan fame. He said he wanted to remake the movie based on the current trend.
The film is based on a true-life incident that occurred in a tribal village. Some of the inhabitants of the village were killed one by one in a mysterious way. Who the serial killer is and why he should resort to this dastardly crime are the questions on which the film is. Anchored.
The film was a massive hit for Vijayakanth as the then director Aabavaanan crafted the story with social message.
Aabaavaanan was not instantly agreeable to the project and Selva has no other option than to go for a fresh story with new title. Hence he is on the foray of creating an all new script under the title Moongil Vizhigal.
The shooting has started at Chalakudi in Kerala. S.P.M. Murugan and Vetri are the producers.
He revealed that the main cast is likely to include Sarath Kumar and Karthik may be roped in for the heroic deeds. With Santhanam for humor and Thambi Ramaiah for the character role.
