Nivetha Pethuraj confirmed as one of the four female leads in Dulquer Salmaan’s next Tamil movie!

Malayali heartthrob Dulquer Salmaan is a busy actor in Kollywood these days. He is currently shooting for Kannum ‘Kannum Kollai Adithaal’ (KKKA), a romantic entertainer directed by debutant Desingh Periyasamy. He is also awaiting the release of his Tamil-Telugu bilingual movie ‘Mahanati’ (‘Nadigayar Thilagam’ in Tamil). After the completion of KKKA, he will be doing yet another movie in Tamil.

Newcomer Ra Karthik will be directing this movie which is touted to be a romantic travelogue. The movie has four female leads and as per latest reports Nivetha Pethuraj has been confirmed as one. The actress shot to fame with her debut movie ‘Oru Naal Koothu’. She later acted in Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Podhuvaga ‘En Manasu Thangam’ and Jayam Ravi’s ‘Tik Tik Tik’, which is yet-to-be released.

‘Arjun Reddy’ fame Shalini Pandey and ‘Enai Noki Paayum Thotta’ fame Megha Akash are also being considered to be paired opposite Dulquer Salmaan in Ra Karthik’s movie, but an official word regarding the same has not yet been given. Majority of the portions of this upcoming movie is set in North India. It will be shot across the country in locations like Chennai, Coimbatore, Chandigarh and Nainital.

George C Williams, noted for his stellar works in movies like ‘Theri’, ‘Kaththi’ and ‘Raja Rani’ has been roped in as the DOP. Veteran Sreekar Prasad is in charge of the edits and music department will be handled by debutant Dheena Dhayalan. Selva Kenanya is bankrolling the movie under the banner of Kenanya Films. The makers are planning to start shooting from June.