Pyramid Saimira to no longer star in Marma Yogi
D GOVARDAN. Financial Chronicle
Chennai
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THE Chennai-based theatrical chain company,
Pyramid Saimira Theatres
(PSTL) last big carrot to
dangle market attention
seems to have just slipped
away from its grasp. Marma
Yogi, the much touted magnum opus of Kamal Haasan
has now been postponed
indefinitely.
Marma Yogi was to have
been produced by PSTL on
a first copy basis through an
arrangement with Kamal Haasan's Rajkamal Films
International. To be made
in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi,
the initial estimates placed
the production cost of the
film at around Rs 120 crore.
"He (Kamal Haasan) is
not doing Marma Yogi now.
It has been postponed," an
associate, privy to the developments at Rajkamal Films
International told Financial
Chronicle.
"The project has been
postponed indefinitely as
the star is now gearing up to
do another project instead.
Discussions are already underway with a few film
companies," he added,
when quizzed further.
Marma Yogi was to feature Kamal Haasan in the lead and he was also billed
to direct it. Two female
leads – Trisha and Shriya
Saran — were also roped in
with plumb roles for the
period film, which was positioned as a 'high cost, high
value' film by Pyramid
Saimira Group.
It already had several
false-starts, with a few
deadlines fixed for film's
launch and also for the
commencement of the
shooting. The launch venue
too shifted from Chennai to
Mumbai. But, the project
failed to start till date.
In fact, industry apprehensions over Pyramid
Saimira's ability to take the
film forward were raised
quite a few months back
and rumours that the actor
may join hands with another company for the film also
started doing the rounds.
Subsequently, both Pyramid
Saimira and Kamal Haasan
came out with a joint statement in the third week of
August this year, reposing
their faith in each other's
capability in taking up the
project.
Rajkamal Films International has signed an
agreement with Pyramid
Saimira Group. Any news to
the contrary "is a slur on
our bonafide partnership"
Kamal Haasan had then
said in his statement, issued
along with that of Pyramid
Saimira.
"Marma Yogi has not
been dropped. We are renogiating the terms," an
official with PSTL told FC
on condition of anonymity. "
