It
was
earlier
reported
that
Samantha
would
be
a
part
of
Sivakarthikeyan's
maiden
venture
as
a
producer
and
that
she
has
given
her
consent
to
play
Siva's
leading
lady.
But,
sources
close
to
the
Kaththi
actress
have
said
that
Samantha
had
to
reject
Sivakarthikeyan's
project
as
she
doesn't
have
dates
and
that
she
already
has
number
of
projects
in
Tamil
and
Telugu.
"Samantha
is
currently
working
in
three
films
in
Tamil.
Vikram's
10
Endradhukulla
is
in
its
final
stages
of
shoot
and
she
has
finished
the
first
schedule
for
the
Suriya-Vikram
Kumar
film.
She
will
be
shooting
with
Dhanush
for
Velraj's
film
post
which
she
will
join
the
sets
of
Vijay-Atlee
film
at
the
end
of
this
year.
She
has
her
Telugu
projects
as
well.
She
was
approached
for
Sivakarthikeyan's
maiden
production
but
had
to
turn
it
down
because
currently,
she
doesn't
have
any
dates
until
the
end
of
the
year",
confirmed
a
source.
Meanwhile
Sivakarthikeyan's
upcoming
film
Rajini
Murugan
has
reached
the
post
production
stage
and
is
expected
to
be
released
on
17th
of
July,
as
announced
by
the
film's
producers,
Subash
Chandrabose
and
Lingusamy
of
Thirrupathi
Brothers.
The
film
has
Keerthi
Suresh
playing
Sivakarthikeyan's
love
interest.
It
also
has
Soori
playing
his
sidekick,
Samuthirakani
as
the
film's
main
antagonist
and
Rajkiran
playing
Siva's
grandfather.
Stay
tuned
for
further
updates
on
Samantha
as
well
as
Sivakarthikeyan's
upcoming
projects.