Aparna Balamurali to star in Kaapa?

A day after Aparna Balamurali won the Best Actress Award at the 68th National Film Awards for her performance in Soorarai Pottru, reports are coming in that she will be joining the cast of Kaapa.

Directed by Shaji Kailas, the film’s story, screenplay and dialogues are written by author, screenwriter and filmmaker GR Indugopan.

According to reports, Manju Warrier, who was initially part of this project, has backed out due to her commitment to Ajith Kumar’s upcoming film (AK61), directed by H Vinoth. And Aparna will likely be replacing Manju. However, no official announcement regarding the same has been made yet.

Besides, the film also stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Anna Ben and Asif Ali. The project was officially launched with a pooja ceremony on July 15 and the shoot is currently underway in Thiruvananthapuram.

Kaapa is produced by Dolwin Kuriakose, Jinu V Abhraham and Dileesh Nair and presented under the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) writers’ union and Theatre of Dreams banners.

The film is reportedly based on the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 2007, popularly known as the Kaapa act, which aims to provide for the effective prevention and control of certain kinds of anti-social activities in the State of Kerala.