Dhileepan meets his idol Akshay Kumar

A die-hard fan of Akshay Kumar, Tamil actor Dhileepan flew to Mumbai Thursday to meet the Bollywood star ahead of the release of his debut film, crime-thriller "Vathikuchi".

"Dhileepan is a big fan of Akshay Kumar, especially his stunts. He flew to Mumbai today (Thursday) to meet Akshay and even showed him a few clips and trailer of his film 'Vathikuchi'," Dhileepan's manager told IANS.

Akshay is currently busy filming Hindi remake of "Thuppakki", which is being directed by Dhileepan's brother, well-known filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss.

"Vathikuchi" is about crimes committed in the city in a different angle. It also features Anjali, Saranya Ponvannan, Sampath Raj, Jayaprakash, Raja and Rajshree.

It has been jointly produced by Murugadoss Productions and Fox Star Studios.