For the past few weeks,
Atlee Kumar
had been in the headlines for his contradictory statements on his next. Atlee informed that he would be directing a Telugu film soon, while he was invited to render a speech at a college. During the press meet, he had said that his next would be a Tamil film. Now, Ramana Giri Vasan, the writer, who shared the workspace with Atlee in “
Theri
” and “
Mersal
” said that Atlee’s next is a Tamil film. It is a complete family entertainer and the hero is not yet finalized. After completing the Tamil film, Atlee will do a Telugu film and the script work is going on, said Ramana. Atlee, the former associate of “
S Shankar
,” has directed three films and all the three are hits. Mersal, which was made in the budget of Rs. 120 Crores, had collected Rs. 251 Crores, due to the controversial GST and Digital India dialogues.