Ashwin who has come into the limelight through the 'Cooku With Comali 2' reality show won third place in the grand finale held yesterday. In a pretty quick time, he has gone to the next level in his career as he has signed on to play the lead in a new movie.

The untitled film that has Ashwin in the lead will be produced by Trident Arts and directed by debutante Hariharan. Another highlight is that another 'Cooku With Comali' star Pugazh is also playing an important character in the project as well. The rest of the cast and crew details will be out soon.

It is worth mentioning that Isaipuyal A.R. Rahman who appeared virtually on the 'Cooku With Comali 2' finale asked Ashwin when he is going to act on the big screen and he replied that the maestro's words are enough to push him towards cinema soon. The words of ARR has come true immediately is what netizens are saying about this exciting news. Do watch the video below for more on this Ashwin-Pugazh project straight from the stars themselves.