Here is some good news for all those who have been waiting to watch Radhika Pandit on the silver screen. Her upcoming film, Aadi Lakshmi Purana, which marks the debut of director V Priya in Kannada, and stars Nirup Bhandari in the lead, may hit theatres on July 19.

The film has been certified U/A and keeping the cricket season and other factors in mind, producer Rockline Venkatesh is locking this date for the release. Priya, who has been associated with director Mani Ratnam and his wife, Suhasini, has made her mark in the Tamil film industry with films like Kanda Naal Mudhal and Kannamoochi Yenada.

While Nirup Bhandari was last seen in a cameo in Abhishek’s Amar, Radhika Pandit’s last film was Santhu Straight Forward, a film directed by Mahesh Rao starring Yash.

Aadi Lakshmi Purana also features Sowmya Jaganmurthy, Joe Simon, Yashwanth Shetty, and Bharath Kalyan, and joining them are many theatre artistes. The film’s dialogues have been written by Prashanth Rajappa. The cinematography is by Preetha Jayaraman, while the music is by Nirup’s brother and director, Anup Bhandari.