Director Chimbudevan may just be three films old in Tamil cinema as a director, but he has definitely carved a niche for himself, what with laugh riots like 'Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi', 'Arai En 305-il Kadavil' and 'Irumbukkottai Murattu Singam'.

Now the latest is that, the director is coming up with a movie, 'Mareesan', with Dhanush playing the lead role!

This film will be Dhanush's biggie with a budget of Rs 30 crore and will be produced by UTV Motion Pictures. 'Mareesan' will be a fantasy period film set in the 12th century and have Dhanush in a never-seen-before suave avatar.

It seems the director took extreme care in penning the script of this fantasy period drama as he wanted to pay attention to every detail, and do justice to the big budget the film boasts off.

Music for 'Mareesan' will be by GV Prakash and camera by Kathir. The hunt for Dhanush's lady love in this film is on and the 'Mareesan' will go on floors by the end of the year.