Udhaynidhi to romance Samantha?

Udhaynidhi Stalin is currently a busy-bee working on his Nanbenda starring Nayanthara for the second consecutive time in his career. The film is directed by Jagadish and will feature Santhanam for the third time in a trot with Udhay. Meanwhile, the talks are under way for Udhay’s upcoming project. It will be directed by ad-filmmaker-turned-director Ahmed of Endrendrum Punnagai fame and Santhanam is also likely to team up with Udhay for this untitled flick.

“Anirudh is likely to compose music for the film and the team is in talks with Samantha to play the female lead,” say sources. The film will be produced by Udhay’s home banner Red Giant Movies. The shooting for the film is likely to commence after Udhay finishes Nanbenda. Meanwhile, Samantha will soon begin shooting for her next film with Vikram to be directed by Vijay Milton. She’s also part of AR Murugadoss directorial Kaththi where she is paired with Vijay and awaiting the release of Anjaan directed by Lingusamy where she plays the love interest of Surya.