Keerthy Suresh opens up on turning down Ajay Devgn’s Maidaan

Keerthy Suresh opens up on turning down Ajay Devgn’s Maidaan

Markedly, Keerthy Suresh was the first choice to play the female lead in Ajay Devgn’s “Maidaan”. But, she turned down the role which eventually went to Priyamani.

Undountedly, Keerthy Suresh is one of the most prominent and most sought-after names in the South Indian film industry. The actress, who embarked on her acting career in the Malayalam film industry, has infact, left a lasting impact in the Tamil and Telugu film industry.

Recently, there was news that Keerthy is all set to make her debut in Bollywood alongside Varun Dhawan, in the upcoming film Baby John.

Keerthy turned down Maidaan
despite of initially having agreed to work on the film, the reason being that she was to play wife to Ajay Devgn. She turned down the offer at the suggestion of filmmaker Boney Kapoor.

Maidaan is a biopic on the life of Indian football legend Syed Abdul Rahim. However, there were reservations the actress playing an older character. She had already performed as an older character in the 2018 film Mahanati and even won a National Award for her performance.

Both the producer and the actress mutually agreed that Keerthy would run the risk of being typecast as an older woman, hampering her prospects in Bollywood. Eventually, Priyaman replaced her.

On the work front, Keerthy was last seen alongside Jayam Ravi in the action thriller Siren. The Antony Bhagyaraj’s directorial also featured Anupama Parameswaran, Yogi Babu, and several others in crucial roles. The film received mixed responses at the box office.

The actress will next be seen in the upcoming comedy-drama Raghu Thatha, helmed by Suman Kumar. The film’s teaser, which was released a while back, suggests that it deals with concepts of Hindi imposition and is expected to be released later this year.

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