Director Vikram Kumar, known for films such as Manam and 24, has confirmed that he is launching filmmaker Priyadarshan's daughter Kalyani in his upcoming yet-untitled Telugu project, starring Akkineni Akhil in the lead.

"I had worked as an assistant with Priyadarshan sir and I have known his daughter since she was a kid. We felt this would be a great launch pad for Kalyani. She is expected to join the sets in ten days' time," says Vikram. 

A romantic actioner, the film is being produced by actor Akkineni Nagarjuna. Incidentally, Priyanka had worked as an assistant art director in last year's Tamil actioner Irumugan.