Actor-director Revathy made her acting debut in Tamil with Mann Vaasanai (1983). Almost two decades later she made her directorial debut with Mitr – My Friend (2002). Despite winning accolades for her acting in Tamil cinema, including a National Award for Best Supporting Actress for Thevar Magan, Revathy never directed anything in Tamil. However, that is set to change with her latest announcement about her upcoming project. Revathy revealed on her social media handles that she was directing a Tamil web series for Disney+ Hotstar.
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Sharing a photo of the director’s copy of the upcoming series, Revathy wrote, “So happy to get back to being the Director! A Tamil series for Hotstar with Siddharth Ramaswamy as co director and cinematographer. 1st day shoot on 5th Oct. The energy is different as a director… I love it!!!” Siddharth, known for his work in films like Yaaradi Nee Mohini, and Aravaan, had previously collaborated with the streamer for the 2022 series, Fall, headlined by Anjali. This will be his second collaboration with Disney+ Hotstar as a director.
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Revathy, who was last seen in the third instalment of Salman Khan’s spy franchise, Tiger, has helmed five films, including Salaam Venky (2022), which starred Kajol and Vishal Jethwa. This will also be the first time she is directing a web series, and her maiden collaboration with the streamer. She was recently in the news for winning the Kerala State Award for her role in the 2022 horror film, Bhoothakalam.
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