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Nayanthara's Annapoorani - The Goddess of Food gets release date 

Nilesh Krishnaa will be making his directorial debut with the film

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We had previously reported that Nayanthara's landmark 75th film is titled Annapoorani - The Goddess of Food. The makers on Tuesday, announced that the film will release on December 1.

Nilesh Krishnaa will be making his directorial debut with Annapoorani - The Goddess of Food. The Goddess of Food has Chennai and Trichy as the backdrop and features a musical score by Thaman S.

In a previous conversation with CE, the director said, “Nayanthara is from an orthodox family in Trichy's Srirangam. The film will showcase Nayanthara's character's journey as she chases her dream and strives hard amid all obstacles to make it come true. When we are making a film on food and Nayanthara plays the lead role, what better title can be named for this other than Annapoorani?”

Besides Nayanthara, the film also stars Jai who will be reuniting with Nayanthara after Raja Rani (2013). Sathyaraj, KS Ravikumar, Achyuth Kumar, Redin Kingsley, Kumari Sachu, Karthik Kumar, Renuka, Suresh Chakravarthy and Poornima Ravi are also part of the cast.

The film's cinematography will be handled by Sathyan Sooryan, Praveen Antony will be handling the editing. The film is backed by Zee Studios, Naad SStudios and Trident Arts.

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