The female lead of Nani starrer upcoming film with Vikram Kumar of 24, Manam and Hello fame, has become the talk of town. Few days ago, it was heard that Vikram Kumar was planning to bring Mallu girl Priya Prakash Varrier on the board to play the female lead but now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Vikram Kumar has approached Keerthy Suresh to play the female lead in his upcoming directorial venture in which Natural Star Nani will play the lead role.
In Tollywood, Keerthy Suresh was last seen in Nag Ashwin’s directorial venture Mahanati, in which she essayed the role of South Indian legendary actress Savitri and the movie was one of the biggest blockbuster of the year. After the release of Mahanati, Keerthy Suresh did not sign any Telugu film. But now Vikram Kumar is planning to bring Keerthy Suresh in Tollywood once again.
Earlier both Nani and Keerthy Suresh have worked together for Nenu Local in 2017, directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina and jointly bankrolled by Dil Raju under his banner, Sri Venkateswara Creations.
The sources say that the talk has been initiated and if everything will go accordingly, once again Keerthy Suresh will be seen sharing the screen space Nani.
Megha Akash was reported to be in talks with Vikram Kumar for this project but now Keerthy Suresh name has been thrown into the ring as well. An official announcement on the heroine is expected to be out once the deal is struck.
It has also come out that Nani starrer will belong to the horror genre. Interestingly, Vikram Kumar had helmed the 2009 Yavarum Nalam / 13B, a psychological horror flick which had turned out to be a smash hit.
On the other-side, Nani will also be seen in sport based drama Jersey, in which Kannada beauty Shraddha Srinath is playing the lead role.