Dusky beauty Pooja Hegde and Rashmika Mandanna are two of the top most heroines of the present day in Telugu cinema. While Rashmika Mandanna is set to mark her debut in the Tamil film industry with Karthi's upcoming film, Pooja Hegde had made her entry to the film world with Mugammoodi, movie that released in 2011.

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Now, according to the latest buzz, Rashmika Mandanna and Pooja Hegde were the initial choices for the leading lady's role in an upcoming Tamil movie. According to Valai Pechu, these two actresses were approached to star opposite Sivakarthikeyan in his forthcoming movie, being directed by Pandiraj. But, the actresses couldn't take up the project owing to date issues.

Now, Anu Emmanuel has been roped in to play the role of the leading lady in Sivakarthikeyan upcoming movie. Aishwarya Rajesh will also be seen doing a crucial role in the film. According to the reports, Aishwarya Rajesh might be seen essaying the role of Sivakarthikeyan's sister in the film and the movie's crux is about the brother-sister relationship.

On the other hand, Rashmika Mandanna and Pooja Hegde have a bagful of projects. Rashmika will be next seen in Dear Comrade opposite Vijay Deverakonda whereas Pooja Hegde's recent film Maharshi, starring Mahesh Babu, is doing solid business at the theatres in Tamil Nadu as well.

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