Sivakarthikeyan has had a busy year with the release of Doctor and shooting of multiple exciting projects in his pipeline including the long-delayed Ayalaan and his upcoming entertainer Don. Now, a hot buzz is doing rounds among the Tamil media circle that the star has signed a new film with a critically acclaimed director.

Yogi Babu and Sheela Rajkumar starrer 'Mandela' is a Vijay TV exclusive and premiered on the streaming giant Netflix. The political satire film written and directed by Madonne Ashwin on his directorial debut garnered widespread appreciation and critical acclaim from the audience and critics.

The latest massive speculation online is that the rising star Sivakarthikeyan has signed a film and will be joining hands with the 'Mandela' director Madonne Ashwin. The project is said to be bankrolled by Ishari K Ganesh of Vels Films International. However, an official confirmation is awaited in this regard.

On the work front, Sivakarthikeyan also has the double action film 'Singa Paadhai', The Telugu debut film with 'Jathi Ratnalu' director Anudeep and the hero is also rumoured to play the lead in the next movie directed by Ramkumar of Raatsasan fame.