Speculation is rife that Tamil film star Kamal Hassan’s next film will be based on the missing Malaysian Airlines MH370.

According to Indian news portal www.iluvcinema.in, the movie is expected to start shooting next month under the direction of choreographer Prabhu Deva.

The portal also reported that Kamal whose controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' was banned from local cinemas here a day after its release, will produce the movie on MH370.

The ban was later lifted after its distributor agreed to take off certain scenes from the movie.

MH370, carrying 239 passengers and crew disappeared while on its way from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, last year.

The plane’s disappearance is the biggest aviation mystery to date.

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Last week, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysia remains committed in its search of MH370 and expressed also expressed his sadness over the event adding that this had been the most complex event in aviation history.