'October' girl Banita Sandhu roped in for Arjun Reddy Tamil remake

Banita Sandhu, who made her acting debut in Shoojit Sircar's October with Varun Dhawan, has been roped in to play the female lead in Arjun Reddy's Tamil remake with Dhruv Vikram. The production team confirmed the news by announcing on social media. Mukesh Ratilal Mehta of E4 Entertainment posted, "Banita Sandhu and Dhruv Vikram to romance in the new Tamil version of Arjun Reddy." (sic)
The Tamil remake Varma that was helmed by Bala and had Megha Chowdhary in the lead was dropped recently.The production team sent out a press release stating that they weren't happy with the final cut, and eventually, decided to scrap the film.
Now, the team is finalising the rest of the cast and crew. The buzz is that Sandeep Vanga's (director of Arjun Reddy) assistant will be directing the remake now. But we will have to wait for official confirmation.