It has almost been confirmed that Vijay will play Rancho, the character made memorable by Aamir Khan in the 3 Idiots.

Vijay reportedly love the 3 Idiots and expressed a desire to do the Tamil remake. So the producers approached him and he is said to have willingly agreed to do it without any change in the story.

A source close to Vijay said that the actor felt that there was more heroism and grit in Rancho's character than in the larger than life super heroes underlying message in the film powerful. The actor is confident that the film will work with the mass and classes alike he said.

A Tamil film director said 'Vijay understands commercial cinema better than most other actors. He realises that the days of the bad guy bashing heroes are numbered. He wants to move on and do something more sensible and different. The concept of 3 Idiots which openly challenges our education system that encourages learning by rote will work with the common man for whom education is of prime importance.'

Sources says that among those contacted for doing the heroine's role are Shruti Haasan and Asin.

And Sathyaraj has agreed to play the role of Viru Sahastrabudhhe. Jiiva has given the nod to play the role of Raju played by Sharman Joshi. Farhan's role played brilliantly by Madhavan in the original, is likely to be played by an upcoming star, after Simbu rejected the role.

It sure looks like Aal Izz Well for Vijay as the film will start rolling by July after he completes the first schedule of Bodyguard's remake with Siddique.