10 from one for Priyadharshan!

Noted filmmaker Priyadharshan will direct 10 films for a production house. This is for the first time that a film director has agreed to direct ten movies for a production company in the history of Indian cinema.

Priyadharshan said, "It is a rare honour to do 10 films. Works will commence next year."

However he did not name the production company.

Meanwhile, Priyadharshan has commenced his Tamil production venture in association with UTV Motion Pictures, to be directed by his protégé A.L Vijay.

Prakash Raj and Nedumudi Venu, the two prominent actors of Tamil and Malayalam industry, will come together for this untitled film.

According to Priyadharshan, ‘M G Srikumar, the sought-after music composer in Malayalam film industry, will make his debut in Tamil with the movie’.

Aravindh Krishna, a close associate of director Selvaraghavan, will crank the camera and Anthony will handle editing. Seven Arts Vijayakumar will be the line producer.

Mumbai model Preethi plays the heroine. The rest of the cast includes Karthick, V.M.C Haneefa and Mouli.

Plans are on to release the film in February, 2008.