Appani Sarath Kumar joins Mani Ratnam’s Chekka Chivantha Vaanam!

We were among the first to report about ‘Angamaly Diaries’ fame Sarath Kumar bagging a role in Mani Ratnam’s upcoming movie Chekka Chivantha Vaanam (CCV). Sarath has joined the sets of CCV in Chennai today. He posted a couple of photos in his Facebook page and along with that has also written a note thanking all his fans and well-wishers for their support.

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is a much hyped project with a plethora of stars part of it. The movie has Arvind Swamy, Vijay Sethupathi, Simbu, Arun Vijay, Aditi Rao Hydari, Jyothika and Aishwarya Rajesh playing the lead roles. It is said to be a socio-political drama centred around a nuclear power plant. Bigwigs like cinematographer Santhosh Sivan, composer AR Rahman and editor Sreekar Prasad form the movie’s technical team.

Sarath Kumar is indeed lucky to have bagged an opportunity to work with such big names of Indian cinema. Mani Ratnam roped in the youngster after being impressed with his performance in ‘Angamaly Diaries’. Sarath was called upon for a formal screen test and that’s how he bagged the role. More details about his role are not yet known expect for the fact that it is a very serious one with ample scope for performance. CCV is his second film in Tamil after Sandakozhi 2, in which he is playing one of the villains opposite Vishal.