Mani Ratnam Selects Kathik Son

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For the ace director Mani Ratnam, hunt for heroes and equal scripts  always has been a daunting task. If this not happened, then we would not  have got Maddy, Siddharth, a la for Tamil movies.  His penchant for perfection is ever coming to the foray whenever he  involves in a new project. This was the case with his Roja when he  introduced AR Rahman to the music world. His last venture Raavanan  yielded no less rewards but has not deterred his mission for next movie.  For quite some time he was on the mindset to score with Ponniyin Selvan  but could not for reasons unknown. 


More than 20 years ago he worked with Navarasa Nayagan Karthik in  Mouna Ragam and Agni Natchathiram. These films marked new phenomenon for  both Mani and Karthik. Now the same Mani Ratnam is embedding on the  current generation face, from Karthik’s blood. Yes, Mani had the screen  test for Karthik’s son Gautham ( remember the name of Karthik in  Agninatchathiram). The session went off well with full satisfaction for  Mani Ratnam. He felt the face ideal for the script he has in his mind.  According to the close sources of the director, the story may evolve  from a love angle to be depicted in all new horizons. It is believed  that writer Jeyamohan impressed the director with a story and both have  made a consensus on the project.


Other cast is to be decided in coming days probably from the artist  family like Kamal (Akshara) who is currently assisting her dad in  Viswaroopam. Other probable faces are Keerthana ( the girl who scored  impression in Mani’s Kannathil Mutthamittal), daughter of Vithagan  Parthiban & Actor Radha‘s second daughter.  However as per the  latest reports, talks with none of the celebrity daughters went fruitful  and Maniratnam is still searching for the apt new face for this  project.