Shankar's Nanban is getting ready for a Pongal 2012 release. After completing the last scene in the multi-starrer, he wrote on his blog, 'Nanban shooting is 100 per cent complete. Since Velayudham is releasing on Deepavali, Nanban will be for Pongal.'
There were recent reports of Ileana's tantrums while shooting for a Farah Khan choreographed song. A unit member said, 'The shooting was wrapped up five days ago, with a song featuring Vijay and Ileana. It's a melodious romantic duet choreographed by Farah, and was shot in a studio in the city. Shankar will now concentrate on the post production work of the film and release it for Pongal.'

Adds a spokesperson of Nanban, ' Raju Hirani has done a brilliant job with 3 idiots. But after seeing the rushes of Nanban, I can say that Shankar has done an even better job. There is a 'Shankar touch'. He has made this film to suit the Tamil sensibilities, without altering the core of the story.'