Marudhanayagam / Marmayogi is a forthcoming South Indian period film, set in the 7th century to be directed by Kamal Haasan, who with Marmayogi, will direct his fourth feature film. Kamal Haasan also acts in the lead role, whilst Hema Malini also plays a role in the film. The film, which has A. R. Rahman as the music composer. The film, announced with a budget of 120 crore Indian rupees. Kamal Haasan announced Marmayogi as his next project after the completion of his ongoing film, Dasavatharam. Due to unwillingness of producers to sign up completely, several names are mentioned.The film is likely to be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.
Following the announcement of the project, it is expected that it could be up to six months before the official confirmation of artistes, apart from Kamal Haasan and A. R. Rahman in the film is finalized.Hema Malini was signed up to the project, in late December 2007 to portray a supporting role. Other major actresses such as Kajol Devgan and Asin Thottumkal have been approached to take the lead role, while Siddharth Narayan has also been approached to portray another role in the film.
