The guessing games for the female lead in Mani Ratnam's next seems to have not come to an end, as the filmmaker is yet to find a new face for his forthcoming multilingual movie.After unsuccessful attempts to introduce Akshara Hassan (Kamal Hassan's daughter) and Tulasi (Radha's daughter), the director is now thinking to rope in Parthiban's daughter P.S Keerthana.
"Mani Ratnam has short-listed a few names and that also has Keethana's, as he believes that she can fit the bill. However Keerthana is yet to approached for this," revealed the sources.
Though the Keerthana is not very popular, she has become a familiar face as she is often spotted at many cinema related functions like audio release, music launch and première shows.
It is to be noted that the actress has worked with Mani Ratnam before for his earlier film Kannathil Muthamittal as a child artist, that bagged her a National Award.
However, on Akshara Hassan and Tulasi's decisions to opt out of the film, sources claim that the former is currently concentrating on her filmmaking career and in the latter's case, her mother Radha is only keen on stabilising her elder daughter Karthika's career for now.
Meanwhile, Karthik’s son Gautham, the upcoming actor is visiting Chennai frequently for screen tests and is preparing for his role with a lot of hopes that launches him as an actor in a Mani Ratnam film.
