It’s confirmed. The ‘Ahalya’ sensation, Radhika Apte, would indeed be the lucky girl to share screen space with our Superstar in the untitled Ranjith project.

Radhika Apte, who in a very short span of time, has become a well-known face in Bollywood, is on cloud nine these days. And she knows that she has every reason to be there. After garnering critical acclaim from everyone alike for her performances in her recent films (including the short film Ahalya), Radhika has now been signed up opposite none other than our superstar Rajinikanth.

Some of Rajini’s lead ladies in the past have had terrific performance oriented roles like Ramya Krishnan in Padayappa, Jyothika in Chandramukhi and Aishwarya Rai in Endhiran, while some others have just been there for doing the song and dance routine.

Radhika has revealed that she would be playing a powerful and challenging character in Ranjith’s film, that wouldn’t require her to be just a glam- doll. It is believed that Rajini who would be playing an aging gangster in the film, would attempt an image make-over to content oriented roles. The film produced by Kalaupuli. S. Dhanu also features ‘Attakathi’ Dinesh and ‘Madras’ Kalaiarasan in supporting characters. The shoot is expected to begin in Malaysia in September.