Martin Prakkat to bankroll Aishwarya Lekshmi’s next

‘Charlie’ director Martin Prakkat has collaborated with actress Aishwarya Lekshmi for her next! Martin Prakkat will be funding an upcoming Aishwarya-starrer. With Aishwarya essaying the lead, the movie will be helmed by a debutant director Akhil Anilkumar. He is known for his popular short movies like ‘Devika +2 Biology’ and ‘Avittam – The Good Day of Unnikuttan’. The upcoming movie is expected to be based on a female-centric topic.As the debutant director has earlier made short films which were comedy entertainers, the upcoming feature film is expected to be a fun-filled one. The makers have also announced a casting call to fetch some of the supporting characters for the movie.
Announcing the project, Aishwarya Lekshmi wrote, “My next is with a great team, and I want You to be with me on this journey.. to make it even Greater… And trust me when I say Casting calls can be life-changing. It did for me 3 years ago... I hope this one changes yours. Loads of love Team #wewilltellyousoon #ippoparayoolasecretaan.”

On the work front, Aishwarya Lekshmi was last seen in the Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer ‘Brother’s Day’. A doctor by profession, Aishwarya Lekshmi marked her debut in Mollywood with the 2017 release 'Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela'. Aishwarya’s collaboration with popular filmmaker Aashiq Abu opened a whole new path in showbiz for her. She essayed the female lead in Aashiq Abu’s directorial ‘Mayaanadhi’. The actress later worked with Amal Neerad for his directorial 'Varathan', which added to her popularity. The gorgeous diva recently marked her debut in Tamil cinema with a Vishal-starrer. She has also signed for Mani Ratnam's ambitious project 'Ponniyan Selvan'.