After ruling the OTT platform with back to back hit series, actress Sobhita Dhulipala will be seen playing a pivotal role in Mani Ratnam’s upcoming multi-lingual historical film.
The movie which is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy’s fictional historic novel Ponniyin Selvan, tells the story of Arulmozhivarman, one of the kings of the Chola dynasty during the 10th and 11th century. The film stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram, Karthi, Trisha and Jayam Ravi.
Actress Sobhita, a trained classical dancer, is playing the pivotal role of a princess, who is a master in Bharatanatyam and Kuchupudi.
The shooting for the film has already begun. The Thailand schedule was wrapped up in January, while the rest of the movie will be shot on sets in the South as well as real locations across the country through the year.
The cast had many workshops, with Sobhita’s focused to enhance her classical dance techniques. Like the Bahubali franchise, the movie is being made in two parts, with the first one slated to be released in January 2021.
Last seen in The Body and Ghost Stories, Sohitha is also part of Laxmmi Bomb, which is a comedy horror film produced by Shabina Khan and Tusshar Kapoor, written and directed by Raghava Lawrence in his Hindi directorial debut. It features Akshay Kumar and Kiara Advani in the lead roles.
