The team of Raja Veera Madakari Nayaka, starring Darshan and bankrolled by Rockline Entertainers, has completed their first schedule in Kerala. They had initially planned to continue the shoot in March, but owing to the coronavirus outbreak, they have rescheduled it to April.

Meanwhile, speculation is rife that the makers of the historical drama, directed by Rajendra Singh Babu, have initiated talks with a couple of heroines, including Nayanthara to play the female lead opposite Darshan.

According to our sources, the makers have held discussions with Nayanthara, who made her Kannada debut in the 2010 Upendra directorial, Super.

Raja Veera Madakari Nayaka, which will be shot in various cities, such as Bengaluru, Chitradurga, Hyderabad, and Mumbai, has Hamsalekha scoring the music and Ashok Kashyap in charge of cinematography.