Disha Patani is ‘very excited’ as she bags Sundar C’s Sangamithra

Disha Patani bags Tamil period film Sangamithra

Bollywood actor Disha Patani has been confirmed to play the titular role in mega-budget film Sangamithra, which is director Sundar C’s most ambitious project.

Actor-politician Khushbu Sundar, who is also the wife of Sundar C, confirmed the news on her Twitter page. “We introduce @DishPatani as our beautiful princess #Sangamitra. shoot to start soon @Hemarukmani1 @actor_jayamravi @arya_offl @aditi1231,” she tweeted.

Reacting to the announcement, Disha said she was “very excited” about the project. “Really very excited for #Sangamitra Can’t wait to start shooting for this wonderful film…(sic),” she posted on her Twitter account.

Disha replaces actor Shruti Haasan, who was the filmmakers’ first choice to play the coveted role. After promoting the film at Cannes earlier this year, Shruti walked out of the project citing differences with the filmmaker. “It’s just that the way I work is I would like to have a firm and clear idea of a script and the character. If that doesn’t happen, I just move on to the next project. But I wish the team all the very best,” she had told Indianexpress.com when asked why she had opted out of the film.

After Shruti’s exit, some of the big names in the South Indian industry including Nayanthara and Hansika Motwani were reportedly considered for the role of Sangamithra.

“Movies r not abt shooting alone..as rightly said by #Spielberg, 70% of film is on d papers n rest is filming it #Sangamithra wl roll in dec,” tweeted actor-politician Khushbu earlier reacting to the reports that suggested the much-hyped project was shelved.

Really very excited for #Sangamitra 🙏 Can’t wait to start shooting for this wonderful film… http://t.co/bUGDAbmeep

— Disha Patani (@DishPatani) October 21, 2017

She also announced her director husband’s immediate project was the sequel to 2012 hit comedy film Kalakalappu. The film will start rolling from October and will be wrapped up soon, following which Sundar will focus on his two-part epic series.

Kalakalappu 2 will have Jiiva, Jai, Catherine Tresa and Nikki Galrani in the lead roles.

Sangamithra’s story is set in the 8th century AD, and it will follow Sangamithra’s struggles and her inspiring journey to save her kingdom. Actors Jayam Ravi and Arya will play the leading men in the film, which will be made on a budget of Rs 250 crore. The film will be made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi under Sri Thenandal Films banner. Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman will be scoring the music for the film.