Veteran director Mani Ratnam still hasn't found a 'fresh face' for his next film, which will have Karthik's son Gautham in the lead.
Reportedly, Mani first approached Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan's second daughter Akshara to play the female lead in the film. However, things didn't work out as we hear Akshara's focus right now is on filmmaking. Mani's team then approached Radha's second daughter Tulasi (sister of Karthika of Ko fame). And now, the latest name being tossed around in Mani's camp is that of Parthepan's daughter, Keerthana!
Initially, Kollywood was abuzz with news that the audience could see a repeat of Alaigal Oyvathillai as Radha's daughter Tulasi and Karthik's son Gautham would pair up. "But, the plan didn't materialize as Radha wanted her first daughter Karthika's career to skyrocket first," says a source, "So, Mani's team started searching for another face, and one of the names that came up during the discussion was that of Keerthana."
The source adds that they didn't approach Keerthana, though she has immense potential, because she's already a known face in the industry. "Mani wants a girl who's fairly new to the industry. She (Keerthana) is already familiar with Tamil audiences since her debut in Mani's Kannathil Muthamittal.
Also, she is often seen in filmi events like premieres and audio launches. So, his team is back on the hunting trial," informs the source.
Meanwhile, we hear that the ace director was impressed with Gautham's screen test for the film. "Gautham comes to Chennai frequently from Bangalore to give screen tests. Mani is quite happy with the youngster's performance and thinks he has all the potential to become an 'intelligent actor'," the source adds. Currently, Mani is busy giving final touches to the script, the one-liner of which was narrated by Jeyamohan when the two met up to discuss the now-shelved Ponniyin Selvan.
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