Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s second directorial venture after the critically-acclaimed Aaranya Kaandam, Aneethi Kathaigal, was announced in October last year.
The film has Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha, and Fahadh Faasil in important roles. The latest is that Gayathrie Shankar has joined the team.
She says, “I am paired opposite Vijay Sethupathi in the film and I play an urban, lower middle-class girl. I bagged the offer during the Puriyaadha Pudhir promotions. I couldn’t say ‘no’ when Kumararaja approached me for the role. I didn’t even have auditions.”
The film is an anthology, but she has no qualms about being one of many heroines. “Samantha isn’t there in my story. I’ll be shooting from September 10,” she adds.
Sources close to Vijay Sethupathi say he will play a transgender in this film. However, official confirmation is awaited.