Mani Ratnam
is all set to start his next project with
Karthik Sivakumar
and
Aditi Rao Hydari
in the lead. This is the first film for Aditi in Kollywood. Earlier,
Sai Pallavi
was booked to do the role. As Mani Ratnam felt that Sai Pallavi would be too young to portray the role, he replaced her with Aditi. It is heard that Mani Ratnam has asked the “
Wazir
” star to learn Tamil before starting the shooting. So, the actress is gearing up to learn Tamil. The film will roll on the floors from July or August. So, Aditi has got a couple of months’ time to learn Tamil. Karthi will be playing a pilot in this flick. He has been trained to drive a flight. “A R Rahman” composes the music for Mani’s project. It is heard that the Oscar winner has already composed a song for the film.
Ravi Varman
is the director of Photography in this yet to be titled Mani Ratnam flick.