IG had reported that Gautham Menon directed Jiiva starrer will go on floors on August 29 and now there's more on this front.

Rumour mills had it that Samantha of 'Baana Kaathadi' fame will play the female lead in this film and now this is official! The film is titled 'Nithya', and some say that it might be rechristened in the coming days. Samantha who has become one hot property in Telugu has given two decent offerings in Tamil, 'Baana Kaathadi' and 'Moscovin Kaveri', both the films that saw musical success.

It may be mentioned that Samantha was the female lead of the Telugu version of 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaya', titled 'Ye Maaya Chesave', directed by Gautham.

The pre-production work has begun; the film will go on floors on August 29 and will be a 2012 summer treat to Gautham fans.