Actor Vijay will play the title role in AVM Balasubramaniam's production venture 'Vettaikaran'. The movie starring Tollywood heroine Anushka is expected go to the shooting floors very soon.

Vijay Antony, who shot to absolute stardom with the peppy number 'Nakka Mukka' in 'Kadhil Vizhunthein', will be scoring music for the movie. A thrilled Vijay Antony exuded confidence that all the songs would come good.

'Working with Vijay is in itself a great feeling. I hope I will bring out the album with top quality' he said. Vijay Anthony was introduced to cinema by Vijay's father and popular director S. A. Chandrasekharan.

'Vettaikaran' is Vijay's 49th film. His 50th film however is to be produced by his father.