Former heroine Kalyani turns into a director for a bilingual

After foraying into cinema as a child artist, Malayalam actress Kaveri popularly known by her screen name Kalyani made inroads into Telugu cinema with Rajasekhar’s 2002 film Seshu. In a short span of time, she played the leading lady in a string of big-ticket films like Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Vasantam, Kabaddi Kabaddi, Dongodu and Pedababu. After getting hitched to director Surya Kiran in the late 2000s, she shifted her focus towards supporting roles.
Meanwhile, Kaveri Kalyani is venturing into direction with a Telugu-Tamil bilingual film. Starring Chethan Cheenu as the protagonist, the psychological thriller will be based on real incidents and the teaser glimpse has been unveiled on the occasion of Holi. Also produced by Kalyani, the film features actors like Siddi, Suhasini Maniratnam, Rohit Murali and Shweta in pivotal roles. The regular shooting is already underway.
After making an impressive debut with Sumanth’s Satyam in 2003, Kalyani’s husband Surya Kiran went on to direct films like Dhana51, Brahmastram and Raju Bhai.