Ajay Rao’s next film, directed by Anand Priya, will see a fresh pairing as the makers have roped in Apoorva to play the female lead. The actor, who began her career with Ravichandran’s directorial, Apoorva, was last seen in Sharan’s Victory 2. She is currently shooting for Modave, and the Anand Priya-directorial, made under the Gokul Entrepreneurs banner, will be her fourth project.

With the lead cast finalised, the film is likely to go on floors in March. An official announcement on this will be made soon. Tentatively titled Krishna, this will be the director’s second film. Having worked with directors like Prem and V Nagendra Prasad, Anand Priya made his directorial debut with the Kashinath-starrer Oll Muniswamy.

Krishna also brings together music director V Sridhar Sambhram and Ajay Rao for the fifth time, while William David takes over as the cinematographer. The team is now in the process of finalising the rest of the crew.

Meanwhile, Ajay will also be working on a project produced by director-turned-producer, Guru Deshpande.