The highly anticipated film ‘Kalki 2898AD,’ starring Prabhas, achieved remarkable success, earning over 1000 crore. The film, featuring Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan, introduced the audience to its universe. With the sequel in development, the news of Deepika Padukone’s exit has been a major talking point. While the specifics of her departure remain undisclosed, discussions are reportedly underway with Keerthy Suresh to fill her role.
Exploring Keerthy Suresh’s background, she is a leading actress in South Indian cinema, with a diverse filmography. She has recently ventured into Hindi films. Nag Ashwin’s interest in Keerthy Suresh is notable. After Deepika Padukone’s exit, there was speculation about Anushka Shetty taking the role, but discussions are ongoing with Keerthy Suresh.
Keerthy Suresh started her career in 2000, working in her father’s productions, including ‘Pilot’, ‘Kuberan’ and some television series. She also produced the Malayalam comedy film Vettam in 2004. Her film debut was with a horror-comedy directed by Priyadarshan. She gained recognition for her performance in ‘Ring Master’ (2014). She made her Tamil and Telugu debut in 2018.
Keerthy Suresh has previously collaborated with Nag Ashwin in the film Mahanati, where she portrayed Savitri and won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She has also been involved in ‘Kalki 2898AD’, voicing the BU-JZ-1 robotic car, Bujji, in the Telugu version and contributing to the dubbing of the animated series based on Bhairava.
In 2024, she starred in ‘Baby John’ alongside Varun Dhawan, the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Theri, produced by Atlee. Despite positive reviews of her chemistry with Varun Dhawan, the film did not fare well at the box office.