A few weeks ago Indiaglitz, had reported that young director Atlee will be penning the dialogues for veteran director Mahendran's next film.

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Now in an exclusive interview to Indiaglitz, the 'Uthiripookkal' director has confirmed the news.

"Yes I have told Atlee to write dialogues for my next film. He is a very good dialogue writer. He can write meaningful dialogues in small sentences. I like them very much. When I asked him, he was very surprised and said he felt very honoured."

Mahendran and Atlee haveworked together in the latest Ilayathalapathy Vijay starrer super hit 'Theri'. Mahendran has acted as the lead villain in the film directed by Atlee and the former's menacing performance in the film has won rave reviews.