Actor Atharvaa was last seen in Gaddalakonda Ganesh, which incidentally marked his acting debut in Telugu, and was then announced to be working in reputed Tamil film producer S. Michael Rayappan's upcoming venture. To be directed by debutant Ravindra Madhava, the forthcoming project will mark the second occasion Atharvaa is teaming up with Michael Rayappan's Global Infotainment banner after their 2015 film, Eeti, which turned out to be a surprise box office despite the floods that had wreaked havoc across South India.
Producer Michael Rayappan known for his films such as Nadodigal, Thenmerku Paruvakaatru, Eetti, Miruthan to name a few will be looking to hit the bullseye once after his previous ventures, Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan starring STR and Kee with Jiiva, didn't fare well in terms of the results at the box office.
Now, a major development has taken place in this yet-to-be-titled Atharvaa film as the makers have officially announced the female lead role will be portrayed by actress Lavanya Tripathi. A highly popular name in Telugu cinema, this will be the third Tamil film for Lavanya Tripathi after the 2014 Sasikumar starrer, Bramman, and Maayavan in 2017 opposite Sundeep Kishan under C. V. Kumar's direction.
Speaking about Lavanya Tripathi being roped to play the heroine opposite Atharvaa, director Ravindra Madhava says, "The pursuit of heroine for our film has been quite a long-phased one. Soon after giving a complete sketch to the female lead character, we felt someone with a charismatic, graceful look and at the same time, a prowess performer can add more value to it. She isn’t someone, who appears in a blink and miss role, but will travel throughout the film. She is matured, bold, wise and doesn’t think twice to make a decision. She is the one who questions the antagonist’s intention of injecting pain in others,".
Raveendra Madhav further added saying, "With so many traits involved, we approached many talented actresses here, who loved the script and character, but couldn’t take up due to their prior commitments. Finally, we are happy to have Lavanya Tripathi onboard for this role and I’m sure her presence is going to add more value to this role,".