Mani Ratnam asks Aditi Rao Hydari to learn Tamil for his film

Director Mani Ratnam has asked actor Aditi Rao Hydari to learn Tamil before the commencement of the shoot.

Hard taskmaster Mani Ratman has asked actor Aditi Rao Hydari to learn Tamil for her upcoming yet-untitled Tamil romantic-drama. She may or may not dub her lines, but the director wants her to mouth her lines well.

Mani Ratnam has asked Aditi to learn Tamil before the commencement of the shoot. (IANS)

“Director Ratnam has asked Aditi to learn Tamil before the commencement of the shoot. While it’s not known whether she will dub her own lines, Ratnam sir is very particular that she learns the language and mouths her lines perfectly,” said a source from the film’s unit.

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The principal shooting of the project starts from July or August. Also starring Karthi, who will be seen playing a pilot, the film will have music by AR Rahman.

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“Rahman has already started working on the tunes. He’s said to have already completed a song,” the source said. Ravi Varman will crank the camera on the project, which is expected to hit the screens early 2017.