Aditi Chengappa joins Rudhramadevi cast

Hyderabad: Southern actress Aditi Chengappa is the latest to join the ensemble cast of upcoming Telugu 3D period-drama Rudhramadevi after Rana Daggubati, Baba Sehegal and Nathalia Kaur. She will play the role of Ganapamba, sister of Rani Rudhramadevi, a character being essayed by Anushka Shetty in the film.

The elated Aditi Chengappa took to her Twitter page to share the news about her casting for the movie Rudhramadevi. The actress tweeted, "Just signed director Gunasekhar's 'Rudhramadevi'! Can't think of a better way to get back into Telugu films! Woohoo! Here I come."

Directed and produced by Gunasekhar, Rudhramadevi will narrate the story of one of the most prominent women rulers of Kakatiya dynasty. The film also features Prakash Raj, Krishnam Raju, Hamsa Nandini, Ravi Babu and Madhumitha in important roles. Maestro Illayaraja has been roped in to compose the music for the film, which will have Thota Tharani's art direction and Sreekar Prasad's editing.

Aditi Chengappa debuted in Tollywood through the film Thakita Thakita and Rudhramadevi would be her second outing in Telugu. The actress, who is currently awaiting the release of her Tamil film Konjam Koffee Konjam Kaadhal, is excited to shoot for this much-hyped movie. She hopes that this film would be a landmark project in her career.