Ajith’s upcoming film, tentatively titled Thala 59, will be produced by Boney Kapoor. The puja ceremony for the film was held on Friday and the crew paid respect to the late actor Sridevi. Pictures from the ceremony were also shared on social media. Music director Yuvan Shankar Raja also took to Twitter to announce that he will be composing the music for this project.

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The film will be directed by Theeran Adhigaram Ondru fame, H Vinoth, and it is speculated that the film would be a remake of hit Bollywood film Pink, which featured Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles. The film was about sexual assault and how the society blamed victims instead of the criminals when incidents occur. Amitabh played the lawyer while Taapsee played the victim who wants to take action.

After a gap of four years, Nazriya Nazim seems to be ready to make her comeback to Tamil films. The actress is reportedly acting alongside Ajith in his next movie, a remake of hit Hindi film Pink.

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The buzz on the internet said that Nazriya Nazim is stepping into the shoes of Taapsee Pannu, who played the role of a woman who is sexually harassed. It is a strong role which has a lot of scope for performance and looks like a tailor-made character for the actress.

But now the actress Shraddha Srinath who was appeared in films like Vikram Vedha and Nivin Pauly’s Richie has roped into the role of Tapsee Pannu. Abhirami Venkatachalam who was a part of NOTA, and Andrea Tariang who had acted in Pink will be the other two girls in the movie, as per reports. AK 59 will go on floors in a month reportedly, and has been announced as a May 1 release. Shraddha was selected after two rounds of auditions according to Indiaglitz. 

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Check out the official confirmation from the actress herself in her twitter account :

There were rumours and speculations on the internet that I’m part of #AK59. Glad to announce today that those rumours are actually true. I am INDEED part of this incredible project. 🙂

— Shraddha Srinath (@ShraddhaSrinath) January 28, 2019

So many people tried asking me if I was actually part of this project and to maintain radio silence felt pretty difficult. 🙂

— Shraddha Srinath (@ShraddhaSrinath) January 28, 2019

But yeah. It’s official. I’m so glad to be doing this film with Ajith sir and to be playing a part that I can confidently say will be the most challenging role I have ever played. Uff. Nervous excitement.

— Shraddha Srinath (@ShraddhaSrinath) January 28, 2019

Directed by H. Vinoth, produced by Boney Kapoor, cinematography by Nirav Shah and music by Yuvan Shankar Raja – this is a team one could only aspire to work with. Thrilled to be working with some amazing technicians.

— Shraddha Srinath (@ShraddhaSrinath) January 28, 2019

I’m sitting in my van right now as I receive all these congratulatory messages and I just want to send out a BIG thank you to everyone who is so happy for me. It feels like I’m sharing my journey with all of you.

— Shraddha Srinath (@ShraddhaSrinath) January 28, 2019

Ellarkum oru periya periya nandri. 🙏 #AK59

— Shraddha Srinath (@ShraddhaSrinath) January 28, 2019

Speaking about the project, producer Boney Kapoor said in a statement, “While working together with Ajith for English Vinglish, Sridevi had expressed her desire that Ajith doesa Tamil film for our home production to be Produced by me. Nothing exciting came up till one day last year, Ajith suggested remaking Pink in Tamil. She immediately agreed with him as she thought it was the most appropriate and timely film to make and Ajith would bring all the elements required to make it into a great Tamil film.”