MUMBAI: After waiting for a considerable time, Gemini Film Circuit has announced the launch of the Tamil version of 3 Idiots.

The film, titled Nanban, will have Vijay, Srikanth and Jiva as the three protagonists. While Vijay will appear as the unorthodox genius Rancchod Das that was essayed by Aamir Khan, Jiva and Srikanth will appear as Farhan Qureshi and Raju Rastogi, the roles played by Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the original.

Ileana D‘Cruz will appear in the role played by Kareena Kapoor, while Sathyaraj will don the role of the insensitive professor Virus, played by Boman Irani.

The Telugu version of the film has been titled 3 Rascals.