Mani Ratnam okays Karthik’s son

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.