According to reports, actress Aditi Rao Hydari has been cast opposite Telugu superstar Venkatesh in his upcoming film directed by Teja.
Initially, the filmmakers wanted to cast Kajal Aggarwal or another actress in the league, then went on to look for new faces and even auditioned a few before reaching Aditi and finalizing her for the film, the reports say.
Aditi Rao Hydari, the Kaatru Veliyidai girl is all geared up for her next South Indian film, this time in Tollywood.
It has been officially announced that Aditi will be pairing up opposite Sudheer Babu in this romantic entertainer. Mohankrishna Indraganti, who has made films like Grahanam, Gentleman, would be directing this film, for Sridevi Movies.
Though Kaatru Veliyidai was released in Telugu as Cheliyaa, this yet-to-be-titled film will be Aditi's first direct Telugu film.