Priya Bhavani Shankar has been signed as the lead heroine for Dhuruvangal 16 fame director Karthick Naren’s Mafia, which features Arun Vijay in the lead role. Earlier, Nivetha Pethuraj was said to the female lead but now the team has officially confirmed Priya’s presence.
Karthick Naren is planning to shoot the entire film in Chennai in a single long schedule of 35 days. Jakes Bejoy who worked in D 16 has been signed to score the music. Prasanna plays the antagonist in the film, whose first look received good response on Twitter yesterday.