India, Dec. 12 -- Recently, there were reports that Madhavan has been roped in to play the antagonist in Benz, directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan and starring Raghava Lawrence in the lead role. However, the actor clarified that he is not a part of the much-awaited project from the Lokesh Kanagaraj Cinematic Universe (LCU). (Also Read: Does Aamir Khan have a cameo in Rajinikanth's Coolie? Lokesh Kanagaraj clarifies)

Reports stated that Madhavan, who last played grey characters in films Ayutha Ezhuthu, Nishabdham and Shaitaan, has been roped in to play the antagonist in Benz. Given that all LCU films connect, fans were excited at the prospect of the actor joining the universe.

However, Madhavan shared the report on X (formerly Twitter), clarif...