Tired of being the romantic hero running around trees with heroines, actor Shaam has forayed to do a rough and tough fisherman's role in 'Anthony Yaar'.

Produced by C Vijayakumar and directed by C T Pandi, the movie is almost complete and would hit the screens very soon. Mallika Kapoor plays Shaam's ladylove in the film. Shaam has opted for action in this movie. Earlier, Shaam did the macho man in 'Bala' and 'Inba' which made an average run in the box office. He's pinning high hopes in this next action venture.

The latest buzz doing rounds in Kollywood is that Vijayakumar is planning to do the remake of the movie in both Telugu and Hindi. Happy and content with Shaam's performance, the producer has opted to cast him in the lead role in both versions.

It seems Shaam is all set to go places this 2009.