"A State Govt. cannot ban a film cleared by the Censors, says Tewari even as Court extends stay on Vishwaroopam"MUMBAI: After roping in critically acclaimed filmmaker Sekhar Kammula to direct the remake of Sujoy Ghosh‘s Kahaani for the South Indian market, Endemol India, Logline Productions Pvt. Ltd and Select Media Holdings Pvt Ltd have finally found their Vidya Bagchi in actor Nayanthara.

Starring as the female lead in several commercial films, Nayanthara has delivered super hit films across languages in the South and is well known for her character-driven roles.

Nayanthara said "I am extremely delighted to be a part of this movie. The character of Vidya Bagchi was beautifully essayed by Vidya Balan and I should say I am lucky that Endemol approached me for this role. It is definitely a performance oriented role and audiences will see me in a completely different avatar!"

Kammula said, "I am very excited to work with Nayanthara on this project. Going by her previous work, I truly feel that she can express and connect with the audiences beautifully. It‘s this endearing quality of hers that makes her our Vidya Bagchi!"

Endemol India CEO Deepak Dhar said, "With Nayanthara on board, audiences will get to see a whole new Vidya Bagchi. Nayanthara is very well known for her power packed performances and we are certain that she will not disappoint her fans this time around as well!"

The film is slated to go on the floors soon and the rest of the cast is currently getting finalised.