Jai and Suraj Venjaramoodu to headline Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s Texla
Jai and Suraj Venjaramoodu are all set to headline Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s upcoming directorial, Texla. The film’s pooja ceremony took place in Chennai on Friday.
Kannan Ravi of KRG Group, who recently backed Jiiva’s Thalaivar Thambi Thalaimaiyil, is producing the upcoming film.
Set against a rural backdrop decades ago, the film is expected to revolve around the world of children. Yuvan Shankar Raja is set to compose music for Texla.
Texla marks the first collaboration between Aishwarya and the production banner and her second with Yuvan Shankar Raja, after Vai Raja Vai (2015).
Aishwarya started as a director with the psychological drama 3 (2012), starring Dhanush and Shruti Haasan in the lead.
She went on to direct films such as Vai Raja Vai (2015) and Lal Salaam (2024), starring Vishnu Vijay and Vikranth in lead roles, with Rajinikanth appearing in a special cameo.
KRG Group is planning to release Texla in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi. More details about the film’s extended cast, crew, genre and plot are awaited.