Ritu Varma thrilled to team up with Dulquer Salmaan

Chennai Sep 12 (IANS) Actress Ritu Varma will be playing Dulquer Salmaan s leading lady in a yet-untitled Tamil film and she is thrilled to be joining the actor whom she considers a good performer.

The film will mark the directorial debut of Desingh Periyasamy.

"I signed the project recently. Dulquer is a really good performer and I m excited to be working with him. Although it s too early to talk about the film or my character I can say that I m really looking forward to starting work on this film " Ritu told IANS.

This will be Dulquer s fourth straight Tamil film. The project will go on the floor from October.

Ritu s last outing was Telugu film "Keshava". However She rose to fame with 2016 s runaway hit Telugu romantic-drama "Pellichoopulu".

Did she turn choosy since "Pellichoopulu" Ritu said: "I know people have a lot of expectations. But I don t think I have become choosy. I still do projects which I find exciting. It could even mean a film with a newcomer."

Ritu believes "script is the hero".

She also has Vikram s Tamil spy thriller "Dhruva Natchathiram" in her kitty.

"I recently finished my portion for the film in Georgia. I ll join them soon in Turkey where they are currently shooting " she said.

--IANS
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