The shooting of Thalapathy Vijay's most awaited 'Leo' directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj is going on in full swing racing towards the finish line. The modern gangster flick boasts of the ensemble cast of Vijay, Trisha, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun, Mansoor Ali Khan, Joju George, Mathew Thomas, Priya Anand, Mysskin, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Sandy among others.

Now there is a buzz in Kollywood circles that Lokesh Kanagaraj has cast veteran actor Nasser's lookalike brother Jawahar for an important character in 'Leo'. It is reported that Jawahar has stated that he was in Kashmir for the shoot for 40 days and his portions were shot for 15 days. He has however not divulged any details about his character for obvious reasons.

Jawahar who has worked as an associate cameraman with Abdhur Rahman in films such as 'Idhayam', 'Kizhakku Vaasal' and 'Singara Velan' has also acted in a few films namely 'Jeevi 2' and 'Panivizhum Malarvanam'.