Bollywood actress to star in Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyaan

Soon after Anushka Shetty's name started doing rounds that she was being considered for one of the female leads in Kochadaiyaan, there comes a new rumour about the leading lady of the movie. If reports are to be believed, the makers of the film are looking out for a Bollywood face to cast opposite Rajinikanth.

It seems the makers of the movie are planning to cast a Bollywood face to have larger appeal. Though, the names of the contenders have not been revealed, the movie bosses have reportedly approached a few top Bollywood actresses. They are expected to finalise the cast by this weekend and the announcement on the female leads will be made immediately.

Kochadaiyaan is loosely inspired by Pandya king, Kochadaiyan Rana Dheeran. The movie directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth is being made by the 'motion capturing' technique. It is produced by Eros International & Media One and expected to hit the screens in August 2012.

Soundarya restarts Rajinikanth's Dheera

Superstar Rajinikanth's much-delayed Dheera, which was earlier titled Sultan – The Warrior, is in the news again. The movie is all set to restart after a long gap and the pre-production works of the forthcoming Tamil movie has been kick-started by producer Soundarya Rajinikanth.

Soundarya Rajinikanth has confirmed the news on Twitter. She wrote, “Sultan is my dream project. Had a few roadblocks, a few wrong turns. Have now restarted my film with a new title and storyline. God is great!”

Dheera is an animation cum live action movie, which is directed by Soundarya Rajinikanth. It also features Prakash Raj, Vijayalakshmi, Rahul Dev and others in the cast. The movie has Oscar Award winner AR Rahman's music.

However, the title of the movie has been changed thrice already. After announcing the project with the name Sultan – The Warrior, the makers of the movie rechristened it as Hara before zeroing finally in on Dheera.