Ajith Kumar's new movie 'AK 61' went on floors on grand sets erected at the Ramoji Rao Film City in Hyderabad on April 11th. Producer Boney Kapoor announced same by sharing a photo of the pooja clapboard held by himself, director H. Vinoth and cinematographer Nirav Shah.

'AK 61' is said to be a bank heist based action adventure film that will give an entirely different movie experience not only to Tamil audiences but pan Indian. It is said that Ajith plays an ageing professor in the film and will also appear in a much younger avatar.

There has been huge curiosity among fans as to who will play the pair of Ajith in 'AK 61'. Reliable sources have informed us that hot actress Rakul Preet Singh has been roped in for the female lead. The 31 year old beauty who was last seen in Tamil in 'NGK' is the heroine of the upcoming Sivakarthikeyan starrer 'Ayalaan' and Kamal Haasan's 'Indian 2'. She is sure going to the next level in her career by pairing up with Ajith is what netizens are commenting. We will have to wait for the official confirmation on this one.