Nadhiya has been seen as a lucky charm in industry circles. After all, nearly all of the big-ticket films in which she has acted were blockbusters - Prabhas' Mirchi, Pawan Kalyan's Attarintiki Daredi, Venkatesh's Drushyam, and Nithiin's A Aa. Ram Charan's Bruce Lee is perhaps the only exception.

Latest, she has been roped in to play SJ Suryah's wife in Mahesh Babu's next. Director AR Murugadoss is casting her as the villain's wife in the Rs. 100 cr budgeted film. While a director of his stature can't be said to be casting someone for sentimental reasons, it's easy to see that Nadhiya is the cynosure of all eyes because her presence brings luck to one and all. No matter how much rational one is, this kind of sentiment is consciously or subconsciously felt by all, whether strongly or otherwise.

The 49-year-old actress is being cast opposite the 47-year-old SJ Suryah. Nadhiya is an actress who plays a rich/arrogant person with panache. The beautiful lady also looks sophisticated, something Murugadoss might be looking for opposite a suave villain like Suryah.