Chennai, August 11 — Actor and producer Vishnu Vishal on Tuesday announced that his upcoming project with director Arunraja Kamaraj has been dropped following creative differences and budgeting issues between them.

Taking to social media to clear the air, Vishnu Vishal said: “Over the past few days, there has been a lot of speculation in the air recently about my next project with director Arunraja Kamaraj, and I felt it was only right to clear the air and let audiences know exactly where things stand — it’s something they deserve to know.”

He described the project as one he had been looking forward to for the past year and for which he had prepared intensively over the last 10 months. “It was a film I hoped to begin after the release of Gatta Kusthi 2, and I was excited to bring it to life,” he stated.

However, the actor said recent developments had made continuation impossible. “Unfortunately, in recent times, the project has run into creative differences with the director, along with budgeting issues. Budgeting, in fact, seems to be one of the biggest challenges the industry is grappling with right now.”

Vishnu Vishal noted that he had tried his best to resolve the issues. Despite every effort, both parties decided not to proceed. “I understand that it is a difficult decision for both Arunraja Kamaraj and myself, but we have to part ways with this project and I wish him all the best for his future endeavors. The legal processes attached will take their own time to settle and get sorted. As always, I remain excited about what lies ahead. But sometimes, as an actor who also wears the hat of a producer, difficult decisions have to be made — and this was one of them,” he explained.

He concluded by shifting focus to upcoming releases. “Right now, my focus is on the upcoming release of my film Irandu Vaanam and my brother’s film Yellow Yellow Dirty Fellow. Also, I’m working on something really exciting and unique, and will be dropping the official announcement very soon. Thank you all for your continued love and support. I hope to receive the same in the days to come.”

The announcement ends speculation around the collaboration and underscores the budgetary pressures currently facing sections of the Tamil film industry.