What was speculated earlier has now been confirmed and it is not Vidya Balan butRadhika Apte who has bagged Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming film being helmed by Pa Ranjith.
The news is now almost official as the Dhoni actress is expected to sign on the dotted lines very soon, according to a report by a leading daily.
It is said that an authentic source close to the project has confirmed that the actress has been finalized for the role and the same will be officially announced soon.
Radhika Apte who has acted in various languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi is also shooting for an English flick titled Parched.
The 29 year old talented actress ventured into Tamil cinema through the 2012 Prakash Raj directorial Dhoni and then went on to act in All in All Azhagu Rajastarring Karthi and Kajal Kajal Aggarwal in lead roles.
She was then roped in as the female lead in Vetri Selvan last year which was directed by Rudhran. Her latest Tamil film Ula, is now in the post production mode.
