RJ turned actor Balaji is literally going places. The highly talented youngster is already acting in director Mani Ratnam's 'Kaatru Veliyidai' and has been roped in for director Mohan Raja's new film with Sivakarthikeyan and 'Kaathu Vakkula Rendu Kadhal' of Vignesh Sivan. Now he has bagged a role in the film of a highly regarded director with a Tollywood Superstar.

Yes, RJ Balaji will be acting in a prominent role in director A.R.Murugadoss's Tamil-Telugu bilingual project with Mahesh Babu and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles.

Balaji has confirmed this news in an interview. He has said that his role in the film is that of the hero's friend and it is a substantial role as he will be handling many serious situations with Mahesh Babu in the film.

The film's shooting has already started and Balaji is expected to report to the sets soon. SJ Suryah is acting as the lead villain and Harris Jayaraj is doing the musical score for this film touted to be an action entertainer.