Jyothika to make a comeback after 7 years.
By Akanksha Warrier
MUMBAI: Manju Warrier’s comeback film, ‘How Old Are You’, which was a box office hit in Mollywood, is all set to be made in Tamil as well.
And guess who’s to reprise Manju Warrier’s role in the Kollywood version? Jyothika. The film will be directed by Rosshan Andrrews himself.
Rosshan says, “When we planned How Old Are You, we had Manju Warrier in mind for Malayalam, Jyothika for Tamil and Telugu, Kajol, Vidya Balan or Rani Mukherjee for Bollywood. I am happy that the film went as planned in Malayalam and is all set to m
eet the expectations in Tamil too. Jyothika has been away from the silver screen for around eight years. Suriya and Jyothika have been listening to numerous scripts and I feel it is a great decision from them to design her comeback through this movie.”
The actress had been receiving offers from Kollywood but she wanted to return in a big way. So, she waited for a good script and it seems to have paid off.
The actress, Jyothika feels that it could be a tailor-made script for an actress to make a comeback as it has a message of woman empowerment. The director is now finalizing other cast and crew.
Jyothika’s last movie in Tamil was Manikanda, way back in 2007. However, she did a few movies in other industries. She was last seen in Malayalam film Seetha Kalyanam. She quit acting after the birth of her daughter Diya in 2007. Three years later, she was blessed with a boy, Dev.