Radhika Apte in Rajini's film with Ranjith?

There is a strong buzz that actress Radhika Apte is being considered as the female lead in Rajinikanth's upcoming film with director Ranjith. When we reached out to the Badlapur actress, she maintained that she was not aware of this development, but a source tells us that the actress is indeed in talks to star in the project, though things are still in the initial stage.The team is expected to start shooting for the film from the first week of August in Malaysia. Meanwhile, director Ranjith, at a recent awards show, remarked that people can expect the Superstar's character to be as strong as Kaali, the character that he played in the classic Mullum Malarum.