Actress Riythvika has proven her talent as an actress in almost every film she has appeared so far including 'Paradesi', 'Madras', 'Oru Naal Koothu' 'Kabali' and 'Irandaam Ulagin Kadaisi Gundu'.

Riythvika participated in 'Bigg Boss 2' hosted by Kamal Haasan and surprised everyone by winning the title. Ever since that she has been carefully choosing her roles and if not for the coronavirus pandemic would have signed many more films.

We broke the news first to you sometime back that comedy actor Kaali Venkat has signed a new movie as a hero for the first time in his career. The team was in talks with Sai Pallavi to star as the female lead and she was on the verge of signing when the coronavirus pandemic forced lockdowns.

Now there has been a change in plans and the director of the film debutante Brahma has opted for Riythvika in the role originally written for Sai Pallavi. the film has been titled 'Maadu' and will go on floors as soon as the lockdown is lifted.

'Maadu' is produced by Viji Subramaniam who bankrolled Amala Paul's female-centric film 'Aadai' directed by Ratna Kumar. The official announcement and the start date of the film will be revealed soon