MUMBAI: The remake of Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots in Tamil is expected to roll out in Dehradun on 6 December when the entire crew will assemble there.

Vijay, Srikanth and Jiiva, will play the roles Aamir Khan, R Madhavan and Sharman Joshi enacted in the orginal. Joining them will be actress Ileana who will step into the shoes of Kareena Kapoor.

Fresh from the release of Robot, director Shankar will kick-start the shoot of both Telugu and Tamil versions simultaneously with Gemini Productions producing these films on a big budget.

Earlier, the film was reportedly titled 3 Rascals, but Gemini has decided to retain this title for Telugu and have Moovar for the Tamil version. The cast and credits of the Telugu version will soon be finalised.