Actor Raashi Khanna on Wednesday said she has been cast as the female lead for an upcoming Tamil film, starring Dhanush.

According to PTI, the film is currently titled D44, produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Mithran Jawahar, known for helming movies like Uthamaputhiran and Mathil.

The film also features, Nithya Menon, Prakash Raj, and director-turned-actor Bharathiraja.

Khanna, who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu language films, made her debut with John Abraham- starrer Madras Café.

The 30-year-old actor, known for films like Bengal Tiger and Supreme, said she is looking forward to working on the film.

She said in a statement, “I look forward to working with Dhanush, who has contributed in such a huge way to the cinema. I’ve so many people to thank for the work that comes my way the audience who love my work and the filmmakers and content creators (who) trust it, she said in a statement.

Kapoor will soon star in an Amazon Prime Video original web series, directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, in which she will be seen alongside Shahid Kapoor and Vijay Sethupathi.

She will also be seen in director Rajesh Mapuskar’s web series Rudra – The Edge of Darkness starring Ajay Devgn, the films like Tughlaq Durbar, Aranmanai 3, and Bhramam.