Deepika
Padukone,
who
is
making
her
Tamil
debut
with
Rana,
should
consider
herself
lucky,
as
the
makers
of
the
film
are
ready
to
wait
for
her
dates
for
the
prestigious
project.
Her
allotted
dates
went
in
vain
after
Rajinikanth
fell
ill
in
April.
Reports
say
that
Rana's
shooting
plans
were
shelved
due
to
Rajinikanth's
bad
health.
It
affected
Deepika
Padukone,
as
she
was
forced
to
reconsider
Rana
to
avoid
date
clashes
with
her
Bollywood
projects.
But
the
makers
of
the
film
assured
that
they
would
reschedule
the
shooting
to
fit
her
dates.
KS
Ravikumar
claims
that
the
makers
of
the
film
had
only
one
actress
in
mind
and
that
was
Deepika
Padukone.
Even
though,
she
has
allotted
the
dates
to
other
projects,
yet
she
will
remain
as
the
leading
lady
of
Rana,
as
they
are
not
keen
to
cast
anyone
other
than
the
Bollywood
diva.
However,
KS
Ravikumar
has
already
filmed
a
song
in
Chennai
on
Deepika
Padukone.
The
regular
shooting
is
expected
to
start
in
September
2011.