Official: Disha Patani replaces Shruthi Haasan in Sangamithra
Director Sundar C’s magnum opus Sangamithra has been in the news ever since the project was announced. The movie’s massive scale, it’s high profile launch in Cannes and lead actress Shruthi Haasan opting out after days of the launch were all in the headlines. After a lot of speculations, the makers have finally announced that Bollywood beauty Disha Patani will be replacing Shruthi Haasan to play the titular role, Sangamithra.
The movie, written and directed by Sundar C is an epic period film which is estimated to be made on a whopping budget of Rs 250 crore Thenandal Studios Limited (TSL), the producers of Vijay’s recent blockbuster Mersal, is backing Sangamithra as well. Hema Rukmani of TSL and Sundar C’s wife actress Kushboo Sundar announced Disha Patani’s casting through their respective Twitter handles.
Jayam Ravi and Arya will be playing the male protagonists in Sangamithra. Shruthi Hassan was supposed to play the titular role of a princess but she walked out at the last moment citing her displeasure with the makers for not providing her the full bound script.
Ever since then, names of several leading actresses like Hansika Motwani, Nayanthara, Trisha etc have been doing the rounds. Thankfully the makers makers have finally decided to put an end to all loose talks by announcing Disha Patani’s name. The actress shot to fame last year with MS Dhoni: The Untold Story in which she played one of the two female leads. Upon the movie’s release Disha became immensely popular that she was named the nation’s official crush last year.
Sangamithra is a period drama set in the 8th century AD. Both the male actors Jayam Ravi and Arya have been undergoing rigorous training in horse riding, physical combat and other weapon-based martial arts training. Disha Patani is also expected to undergo similar training for the movie.
Oscar Award winner AR Rahman will be handling the music department and Sabu Cyril has been roped in as the production designer. The movie will go on floors in December, this year.
