Is Abhay Deol playing a king in his Tamil debut?

If reports are to be believed, Bollywood actor Abhay Deol is likely to play a king in his Tamil debut

Idhu Vedhalam Sollum Kadhai

. The buzz is that he will play King

Vikramadithyan

in the film, which is said to be a fusion of fantasy and road thriller. The film’s director Rathindran was quoted saying that Abhay will be seen as a king in the flashback portions and that he has already shed few kilos for the film.
Aishwarya Rajesh , Ashwin Kakamanu and Guru Somasundaram play crucial roles in

IVSK

. In the meantime, we hear, the actor is also learning Tamil.