Actor Arvind Swami will voice Scar, the villain of The Lion King, in the film's Tamil version.
He took to Twitter to confirm the news. “Last time it was Simba, this time we chose Scar... had a lot of fun doing it. Hope u guys like it,” he wrote on Twitter. He had dubbed for Simba , for the Tamil version of the film over 20 years ago. In the upcoming film, actor Siddharth is set to voice Simba in the Tamil version.
“It was a great learning experience dubbing for an animated film over 20 years ago when I dubbed for Simba in The Lion King. When I was approached this time around to dub for a character in the new version of The Lion King I preferred to dub for Scar as I saw the character as the most Interesting and multidimensional. It was an enriching professional experience”, Arvind Swami said in a statement.
The much-awaited film is a live-action remake of 1994 original. Helmed by Jon Favreau, director of Iron Man and The Jungle Book, Disney's The Lion King is scheduled to be released on July 19 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Previously, the studio had roped in superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan to voice King Mufasa and his son Simba, respectively, in the film's Hindi version.