Now that 90 per cent of ‘Yanthram’ is over, Shankar is planning for his next. Circles close to him say he would like to take a break from ‘mega movies’ and intends to make a feel-good romantic film.

“Shankar has been tirelessly working from 2005 ever since he started ‘Sivaji’ with Superstar Rajinikanth. After ‘Sivaji’ got released in 2007, he did not take any long break and started ‘Endhiran’. Since both are made on big budgets with the numero uno actor of Tamil cinema playing the lead role, stress levels of Shankar are high.”

“Hence Shankar now wants to make a film like ‘Jeans’ and ‘Boys’ which are light and would strike a chord with youngsters. The new project he has in his mind would have Siddarth in the lead role,” sources say.

Claiming that Shankar is happy about Siddarth since the actor established himself well in Telugu and is keen at making it big in Hindi after he made his debut in ‘Boys’, sources add. “However, Shankar is no hurry. A formal announcement will be made only after the release of Yanthram,” they add.