Actor Vikram, busy shooting for director Shankar's ‘Ai’ (Manoharudu in Telugu), may join hands for the first time with filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon. "Gautham recently narrated a story to Vikram, and the actor loved it. He even expressed his interest to work with him as soon as he completes 'Ai', which is nearing completion," told a source from the industry.

A source close to Vikram said that Vikram had a discussion with Gautham recently. "But we are not sure if their discussion ended in signing a movie deal. He hasn't shared any information on the same with us," added. Vikram has spent more than a year on ‘Ai’, which is 90 percent complete and is slated to release soon.