Debutante Yasha Shivakumar is the newest addition to the cast of director Hariprasad Jayanna's Padavi Poorva. The film, which revolves around pre-university students, features a whole lot of freshers like Prithvi Shamanur and Anjali Anish. 

Yasha Shivakumar is an engineering student, model, and Bharatanatyam dancer. "Our film set in the 90s is a college story and will feature five lead characters. We have finalised three freshers till now and are in the process of finding two more talents," says Hariprasad. 

The project, bankrolled by Yogaraj Bhat and Ravi Shamanur, will go on floors in November. Padavi Poorva has Arjun Janya scoring music and lyrics written by Bhatru. The film's cinematography will be handled by Santhosh Rai Pathaje.