Madhavan to star in Ramji Londonwaley

Remember Madhavan; the cute faced fast talking actor who won many a hearts in Bollywood when he stole Diya Mirza from Sail Ali Khan in vashu Bhagnani’s ‘Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein’ before making it big down south.

Madhavan will be seen in new director Sanjay Dayma’s ‘Ramji Londonwaley’. Dayma assisted Ashutosh Gowariker on ‘Lagaan’.

Madhavan in the lead as a small town cook from Bihar and his pursuits as he deals with the alien Western culture after landing up in London.

Those who have seen sneak previews of the film haven’t stopped raving about it. Director Sanjay Dayma has been getting congratulatory calls from friends, especially from the unit of “Lagaan”. Dayma was the writer and chief assistant director of “Lagaan”.

Not surprisingly, he roped in the much-loved characters of “Lagaan” - Raj Zutshi, Akhilendra Mishra, Aditya Lakhia and Daya Shankar Pandey.

“Ramji Londonwaley” has all the makings of a sure winner. The story is by Kamal Hassan and music by Vishal Bharadwaj. Ravi Varman has provided cinematography and the editing is by Yash Johar films’ Sanjay Sankla.

Meanwhile Madhavan has also been roped in to play an important role in Rakesh Mehra’s film Rang De Basanti starring Aamir Khan. He will not have a full-length role in the film but will only make a marginal appearance (Check out archives for more deatils on this news).