Simba is Coming !!!

Simbu is coming.

Toronto-based producer Roger Nair has confirmed the Tamil screen star would shoot scenes for his upcoming film in Orillia, likely toward the end of September.

“It is definitely happening here, but we haven’t decided on the locations in Orillia,” Nair said in a telephone interview.

The film, titled Mr. Poda and Mrs. Podi, is described as a love story with dancing and action scenes.

Shooting was to begin Sept. 4 but has been delayed due to an unspecified illness suffered by the lead actor.

“We are saying the 20th (of September) for now, but it is all about adjusting dates,” he said, noting that Simbu was finishing up another film. “Hopefully, he is well and we can do it ASAP.”

Nair anticipates the Orillia shoot will last about a week.

The remainder of the film will be shot in Toronto.

“There are some action scenes, a lot of action scenes,” he added. “There are going to be some fast cars, some racers. That part might be done in Toronto.”

Simbu – known to his fans in India as Little Super Star – visited Orillia in early June, accompanied by Nair and others connected with the film.

They met with mayor and council and toured the city in search of potential locations for the all-important song sequences that are part and parcel to Indian cinema.

Nair has since spoken with local property owners whose homes may serve as filming locations.
Boat owners also have been contacted.

In a recent online interview published by the India-based news site rediff.com, the multi-talented actor/singer/stage performer details plans for the Orillia shoot.

“There is a good waterfront, the Huronia Regional Centre property and the city’s Victorian-style houses,” he says.

News of Simbu’s upcoming Canadian shoot – his first outside India – garnered headlines in his homeland and beyond as international media quoted local newspaper reports regarding his visit with mayor and council.

“I know for a fact, and you can quote me on this, that Ron Stevens is a household name, at least with Simbu’s fans,” Nair added. “I’ve seen Ron’s pictures all over the net. The Times of India is covering it. It is all over.”

Brantford was among the other cities Nair and his partners scouted while searching for potential shoot locations

“But it doesn’t really have the look we want,” he said. “This is a very hip, suave film.”

Nair had considered Orillia as a potential filming location for past shoots ..

Source Simcoe.com, packet and times,Toronto Sun