KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 -- Prominent South Indian actor Kamal Haasan is confident that his co-star Silambarasan - better known as Simbu or STR - is poised for greater prospects after his stellar performance in their upcoming Tamil film, Thug Life.

The Nayakan star said his production house, Raaj Kamal Films International, had already signed Simbu for a film but postponed the production to make way for him to join Thug Life.

"Since it was a pivotal role, we could not just let anyone helm it.

"Three people thought of casting Simbu: the director Mani Ratnam, I, and our business partners. Other industry people also agreed that Simbu was a fantastic choice for the role.

"From my experience, actors who land pivotal roles like this are headed t...