Kochadaiiyaan – Deepika Padukone's Second South Movie

Deepika Padukone is ready to test her luck in Tamil. The Bollywood diva is entering Kollywood with Rajinikanth starrer Kochadaiiyaan, which is releasing this Friday (May 9). But many are not aware of the fact that this is not her debut South movie rather it is the second flick of the actress in the full-fledged role.

The glamarous actress had made her debut in Kannada. Deepika Padukone was introduced by Sandalwood superstar Upendra to films in the movie called Aishwarya before the actress entered Bollywood with bang in Shahrukh Khan starrer Om Shanti Om. In between, she did an item number in Telugu film Love 4 Ever directed by Jayanth C Paranji.

Now, Deepika Padukone is coming to Tamil films with Kochadaiiyaan. She plays the role of a warrior princess in the historical fiction based on the life and times of Pandya king Kochadaiiyaan Ranadheeran. It is a motion capture animated film directed by Rajini's daughter Soundarya Ashwin.

Deepika Padukone has pinned high hopes on the film and expects to give a good break for her in Kollywood. In the movie, she has performed some action sequences on her own. And the makers of the film believe that it will be one of the highlights of mulitilingual film Kochadaiiyaan.