After giving back to back hits with ‘Thozha’ and ‘Kaashmora’, Karthi is busy shooting for Mani Ratnam’s ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’ in which he is paired opposite Aditi Rao Hydari. The film is nearing completion and he is ready to begin shooting for his next in early 2017. Karthi is joining hands with director Vinod of ‘Sathuranga Vettai’ fame for new film for which Telugu cinema’s top heroine Rakul Preet Singh has been signed for the heroine’s role. The pretty young actress was approached for Vishal’s ‘Thupparivaalan’ but things did not seem to work out and she is returning to Tamil after ‘Yennamo Yedho’ opposite Gautham Karthick