Nayanthara to Megastar in ‘Rakkayie’ for India’s MovieVerse Studios

India’s MovieVerse Studios, a department of IN10 Media Community, is making its access into Tamil-language cinema with “Rakkayie,” starring Nayanthara. The period-action drama marks the directorial debut of Senthil Nallasamy.

The undertaking, which is able to see Nayanthara in an action-oriented position, is ready to be co-produced with Chennai-based Drumsticks Productions, identified for motion pictures like “Yaanai” and “Imaikkaa Nodigal.” The movie will obtain a multi-language unlock throughout Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada markets.

“In a land the place justice is however a reminiscence, there lived a mom whose global used to be her kid. But if her daughter’s existence is threatened through a monster. She does now not flee… she does now not falter. As an alternative, she pronounces struggle,” posted Nayanthara concerning the movie to her 9.5 million Instagram fans.

The manufacturing has assembled key technical ability, together with composer Govind Vasantha, cinematographer Gautham Rajendran and editor Praveen Antony.

MovieVerse introduced in 2023 with a various slate.

“Our intention has at all times been to have interaction in storytelling that transcends geographical obstacles,” stated Aditya Pittie, managing director of IN10 Media Community. “This movie is an important milestone in that route, as we proceed to solidify our dedication to generating world-class content material in a couple of languages.”

“’Rakkayie’ is a movie that has been sparsely crafted to push obstacles. We’re proud to be generating this movie, bringing in combination the powerhouse ability of Nayanthara and a splendidly crafted tale this is steeped in cultural ethos and can hook up with the loads,” added Vivek Krishnani, CEO, MovieVerse Studios.

Nayanthara, dubbed “Girl Famous person” in South Indian cinema, not too long ago gave the impression in Shah Rukh Khan starrer “Jawan” and has led motion pictures like “Netrikann” and “Kolamavu Kokila.” The movie’s name teaser used to be launched to coincide with the actor’s birthday on Nov. 18.

Manufacturing is ready to start in a while, with “Rakkayie” representing the primary of a number of deliberate regional ventures for MovieVerse Studios.

The announcement comes amid controversy surrounding Netflix documentary “Nayanthara: Past the Fairytale.” The actor not too long ago took to Instagram to deal with a dispute with producer-actor Dhanush over using photos from their 2015 movie “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan” within the documentary. Nayanthara claimed Dhanush denied permission to make use of content material from the movie and served her with an INR100 million ($1.1 million) felony realize over 3 seconds of behind-the-scenes photos. The documentary, which incorporates extraordinary get entry to to Nayanthara and her husband Vignesh Shivan, who directed “Naanum Rowdy Dhaan,” additionally options appearances from Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, and Nagarjuna. It premiered on Netflix on Nov. 18.