Ganesh with two newbies in Thunta Thunti

Golden star Ganesh is back in news once again after the movie Maleyali Jotheyali. The latest buzz about the Sandalwood actor is that he is introducing another two newbies Ishita Sharma and actress Lekha Washington to Sandalwood with his next flick Thunta Thunti, which will be directed by Indrajit Lankesh.

Ishita Sharma has earlier appeared in print ads. The film Thunta Thunti will be her first ever on-screen appearance. The north Indian beauty was pursuing her masters in London and was never intended to become an actress. She was in the country to see her parents when she was offered this role. Now she is all excited to star in her debut movie. "I was all excited when Indrajit narrated my role to me," the Bangalore Times quotes Ishita as saying.

Actress Lekha Washington, who has already acted in Tamil and Telugu and is now busy shooting her debut Bollywood movie Peter Gaya Kaam Se, is another babe to star alongside Ganesh in the film Thunta Thunti. But the actress does not like to speak about the film. She says, "I"ll speak as and when I"m permitted to."

However, The movie Thunta Thunti is expected to start shooting in the last week of April. The details about other cast and crew are yet to be confirmed.