Talks were making rounds in Tinseltown that Silambarasan TR will replace Dulquer Salmaan in Kamal Haasan's Thug Life.

Malayalam actor Dulquer Salmaan who was supposed to be cast in the role walked out citing date issues film.

STR, who was speculated to replace him, is expected to join the sets of Thug Life in April, according to a few sources.

It is worth noting that STR is headlining a project helmed by Desingh Periyasamy under Kamal Haasan's banner Raaj Kamal Film International (RKFI).

The star-studded cast of Thug Life includes Trisha, Jayam Ravi, Gautham Karthik, Joju George and Aishwarya Lekshmi. However, the grapevine in Ktown is that Ravi has opted out of the project.

Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam, has Ravi K Chandran as the cinematographer, AR Rahman as the music composer, Sreekar Prasad as the editor, and Anbariv as the stunt directors.