With the Shivarajkumar and Sudeep-starrer The Villain getting close to its shooting schedule of January 21, the makers have managed to build some curiosity surrounding the film’s heroine. Initially, Tamannaah Bhatia was the choice of director Prem but since then several big names of Bollywood have been doing the rounds. According to our sources, now Amy Jackson has been signed up to play the female lead.
The actress is currently shooting for 2.0 which features Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar. “The Villain team is waiting for Amy to complete her commitment after which they plan to make an official announcement,” our sources say.
It is not the first time that Prem has successfully brought popular heroines from Bollywood to Sandalwood; Mallika Sherawat and Sunny Leone being the leading ladies who have scorched the Kannada screen. With Prem confirming his association with a few technicians who are currently working in Shankar’s 2.0, the possibilities of roping in Amy cannot be ruled out.
The British model, who started her career in Tamil with Madrasipattnam, established herself in Tamil, followed by the Telugu industry. The actress got her first Bollywood break in Ekk Deewana Tha after which she featured in Singh is Bling. Her last outing was Freaky Ali.
With CR Manohar producing the mega budget film, it is believed to be made in Tamil and Telugu too.