The film will reportedly be multi-lingual period drama.
Mohan Babu would be seen playing Ash's hubby and as Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar, say reports.
As per a daily, “The story takes place in the 10th century before Raja Chola became a king. Aishwarya will be seen as Nandini, the wife of Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar, who served as the chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Her character is written as a mysterious, power-hungry woman who manipulates her husband to plan the downfall of the Chola Empire because she has been wronged by them.”
Ash's character is of a power craving female who plays games and manipulates her hubby to bring the king's fall.
Actress had earlier worked with Mani Ratnam in films like 'Iruvar', 'Guru' and 'Raavan'.
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A source close to the development told a leading daily, “Aishwarya was approached for the project last year. But she bid her time, understanding the layers of her character before giving the nod last month. Contrary to reports, Amitabh Bachchan is not part of the movie. Mohan Babu will play Aishwarya's husband.”
Aishwarya did play grey characters earlier in two movies too, one of which was 'Khakee' (2005) opposite Akshay Kumar and the other 'Dhoom' (2006) opposite Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan.