Surya's 3 idiots to begin shooting in Feb

After actor Mahesh Babu refused Shankar's '3 Idiots' his role as reported earlier will be played by Surya. The shooting of the film will start from Feb 2nd week in a college in Jammu & Kashmir. To shoot in this college, the producers have sought special permission. The film will be shot as a bi-lingual and will star Surya in the lead role. Ileana plays his love interest, while Sriram and Jeeva will play the other two idiots. Veteran Tamil actor and yester year hero Satya Raj will play the role of Principal Veeru Sahasrabuddhi which was essayed by Boman Irani in the original.