Indian pacer Irfan Pathan is all set to follow the footsteps of former cricketers Salil Ankola, Sunil Gavaskar and Ajay Jadeja by venturing into movies as his next career. However, instead of waiting for his dream Bollywood debut, the cricketer chose to enter the world of glamour with a regional movie and this could really be a smart move on his part. As per the recent reports, Pathan is all set to foray into Tamil cinema with Chiyaan Vikram's next untitled project that also stars Harbhajan Singh. Though his character details are still unknown, we are delighted and thrilled to share this big news with y'all. Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan and Others Reminisce Moments of T20I World Cup 2007.

Popular trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to his Twitter account to make this big announcement and we bet Irfan's fans and admirers are ecstatic to read this."#BreakingNews: Wellknown cricketer Irfan Pathan to make his acting debut... Will essay a key role in #ChiyaanVikram's forthcoming #Tamil film [not titled yet]... Directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu... Produced by Lalith Kumar’s Seven Screen Studio. #ChiyaanVikram58," he tweeted while sharing this huge development. Priya Bhavani Shankar Paired Opposite Chiyaan Vikram in Ajay Gnanamuthu’s Next? All You Need to Know about Meyaadha Maan Actress.

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Check out the film's first poster

Vikram is all set to collaborate with Ajay Gnanamuthu for his 58th movie and the confirmation of which was made by the director himself. Going by the film's first poster, one can assume the actor to play multiple avatars in his next and this surely sounds intriguing enough. “This film will be a Pan-Indian project catering to the Tamil, Hindi and Telugu audience. It will be produced on a massive scale in association with Viacom18 Motion Pictures. The cast and technicians will have big names of all industries collaborating for this film,” read the movie's official announcement. Guess, the choice seems only wise on Pathan's part and we can't wait to see him display his acting skills.

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