Anushka replaces Sonakshi in Vishwaroobham

After approaching quite a few big names in Bollywood, actor-director Kamal Hassan seems to have changed his plans of roping in a B-town babe in upcoming Tamil movie Vishwaroobham. The actor has decided to cast South actress! Well, if reports are to be believed, Anushka Shetty, who is on cloud nine with the success of Deiva Thirumagal, has almost sealed the deal to play the female lead role.

Reports claim that Kamal Hassan has ended his search for the leading lady in forthcoming Vishwaroobham. The actor, who saw Anushka Shetty's performance in Deiva Thirumagal and considering her popularity in all regional languages, has recently approached her to cast her in the movie.

The actress has given the verbal consent to pair up Kamal Hassan but she is yet to finalize the deal. It may be recalled that Sonakshi Sinha was intially signed to play the female lead role but she opted out after the movie got delayed.

Meanwhile, Kamal Hassan is reportedly starting the shooting of Vishwaroobham today. The 56-year-old, who has taken the responsibility of directing the film after director Selvaraghavan walked out of the project, will shoot his portions of the film in the first schedule.