Ilayathalapathy Vijay who is now basking in the success of 'Velayudham' that is still running to packed houses, is gearing up for his next festive release, 'Nanban' that will see light of the day on Pongal 2012. Now the latest is that Vijay has expressed that the Telugu version will be titled '3 Rascals'!

The film that is a remake of Bollywood's super hit '3 Idiots' which by itself is inspired by a Chetan Bhagat novel will see a release in Telugu, simultaneously. 'Nanban' also marks director Shankar's first ever remake venture.

The film stars Vijay, Srikanth, Jiiva and Ileana in the lead roles, who are reprising the roles played by Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Kareena Kapoor respectively. It may be mentioned that Ileana has a good market in Andhra Pradesh.

Vijay will be seen in never seen before sort of looks in the songs of this film which will release big internationally this Pongal.