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Deepika set to romance Rajinikanth in 'Kochadaiyaan'

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Deepika set to romance Rajinikanth in

Bollywood leggy lass Deepika Padukone has been  roped in to play the lead role opposite  superstar Rajinikanth in the multilingual movie Kochadaiyaan. Deepika was roped in for Rana last year but the project was halted after Rajini's health conditions deteriorated. He was later hospitalized and regained his health, it is worth mentioning here.

The confirmation comes from Soundarya Ashwin, Rajinikanth's daughter and the director of the film. "Guys. Deepika padukone confirmed to play appa s pair in Kochadaiyaan :) great to have you back with us @deepikapadukone :):) big hug!" she has posted on Twitter.

Earlier, Katrina Kaif was reportedly in the running for the coveted role opposite the superstar lovingly hailed as the Thalaivar by fans. Soundarya did post on Twitter that she was indeed in talks with Katrina, but there was no confirmation.

The superstar had suffered a health scare last year when he fell sick during the shoot of Rana and was admitted to two hospitals in Chennai before being flown out to Singapore for treatment. He will now act in Kochadaiyaan directed by younger daughter Soundarya, which is said to be the first 3D film in India with "performance capturing technology."

Kochadaiyaan crew has Rajiv Menon cranking the camera, music by A.R.Rahman for the lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, Sunil Lulla will be producing the film under Eros Entertainment and K.S.Ravikumar will supervise the film besides penning the script.


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