RJ Balaji
, who is popular for his role in “Nayantara” and
Vijay Sethupathi
starrer, “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan” directed by
Vignesh Shivan
, has bagged a notable role in
Mani Ratnam
’s next. The film is yet to be titled. Balaji confirmed the news by posting it on his official Twitter page. His post reads, "And this did happen for real. Grew up watching his films n now to be part of a Maniratnam film. Feels like a dream." With the post, he shared his picture with Mani Ratnam, in which we could see an elated Balaji. The film will start its first shooting schedule from Friday in Ooty.
Karthik Sivakumar
plays the lead and
Aditi Rao Hydari
of “
Wazir
” fame plays his pair. Earlier,
Sai Pallavi
was announced as the heroine. Later, the director replaced her with Aditi, citing the immature look of Sai. RJ Balaji plays the sidekick to Karthi. AR Rahman composes the music. Karthi plays a Pilot and he had been trained to master the flight for his role.