It is already well known that ace commercial director AR Murugadoss is all set to direct Sivakarthikeyan’s 23rd film and the preliminary work for this film is going on briskly. Earlier today on February 14th, the film went on floors officially with a pooja ceremony conducted.
Ever since ‘SK 23’ was announced officially speculations have been rife about who is going to play the female lead opposite Sivakarthikeyan. Names like ‘Sita Ramam’ fame actress Mrunal Thakur and Pooja Hegde were mentioned in various media reports. However, latest reports suggest a hot upcoming South Indian actress has bagged the much-coveted role.
Reliable sources have let out that Rukmini Vasanth has been cast as the female lead of ‘SK 23’. The young actress found fame with her stunning performance in the sleeper hit Kannada film ‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Sida A’ and its sequel ‘Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side B’. She is currently acting in two much-hyped Kannada films ‘Bagheera’ and ‘Bhairathi Ranaga’.
However, Rukmini Vasanth has already made her Tamil debut in the upcoming ‘VJS 51’ directed by Arumugakumar in which she is paired opposite Vijay Sethupathi. The trade is abuzz that the 27 year old actress has signed back-to-back films in Tamil with the hot and happening Vijay Sethupathi and Sivakarthikeyan.
‘SK 23’ is produced by Tirupati Prasad with Anirudh scoring the music. The action entertainer is said to star Mohan Lal and Vidyut Jamwal among others though nothing has been announced officially at the time of this writing.
