Director Shankar's Nanban, starring Vijay, Srikanth, Jiiva and Ileana, is progressing briskly in the Andamans. A remake of Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots, Nanban is produced by Gemini Film Circuit.

Vijay will appear as the unorthodox genius Rancchod Das, which was played by Aamir Khan. Jiva and Srikanth will appear as the naïve Farhan Qureshi and Raju Rastogi, which were played by Madhavan and Sharman Joshi respectively. S.J. Suryah will play the role of Chatur (Omi Vaidya). Ileana D'Cruz will appear in the role played by Kareena Kapoor, and Sathyaraj will appear as the insensitive professor Virus, played by Boman Irani.