Actress Keerthy Suresh, who is on cloud nine after receiving the National Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Savitri in Mahanati, has been roped in to play the lead in 'Petta' director Karthik Subbaraj's upcoming productional venture.

Last seen in Vijay's Sarkar, Keerthy will be playing the lead role in the untitled mystery thriller, directed by debutant Eashvar Karthic. The actress has reportedly already signed up for her maiden venture in Bollywood, teaming up with producer Boney Kapoor. She also has a Malayalam film called Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham coming up.

The female-centric movie will be produced by Karthik Subbaraj under the Stone Bench Films banner and the music will be composed by Santhosh Narayanan. The rest of the cast and crew is expected to be announced soon.

Super happy!! Our @StonebenchFilms Production#3 will star the National award winner @KeerthyOfficial , directed by debutant @EashvarKarthic & it's a @Music_Santhosh musical!!! Need all your blessings & support as always to this new team & the film ??@kaarthekeyens @onlynikil pic.twitter.com/Td1KWGWZWj

— karthik subbaraj (@karthiksubbaraj) August 12, 2019