“
Amaran
,” who is popular for his art direction in “
Rajinikanth
” starrer “
Lingaa
,” has been booked to do the artworks in
Kaatru Veliyidai
, directed by
Mani Ratnam
. Amaran says that he was introduced to Mani by “
Mysskin
.” When he was working on the felicitation ceremony of Veenai Balachander, Mysskin took him to Mani Ratnam. Impressed by his work at the event, Mani Ratnam promised him to give a chance in his movie. Sharmistha Roy is the production designer of the film and Amaran feels honored to work with her. He says that he learned a lot from Sharmistha, who is energetic and efficient. The film has
Karthik Sivakumar
and
Aditi Rao Hydari
in the lead. Karthi plays a pilot and Aditi plays a doctor. Earlier,
Sai Pallavi
was offered the role but, Mani Ratnam replaced her with Aditi saying that Aditi is matured enough for the role than Sai Pallavi. Stay tuned for more updates on Kaatru Veliyidai!