Nivetha Pethuraj had a mixed 2018, as her first release of the year, the Jayam Ravi starrer Tik Tik Tik where she played an astronaut turned out to be a superhit, while her next release Thimiru Pudichavan costarring Vijay Antony met with a lukewarm response at the box office.

Currently awaiting the release of her long-delayed fun-filled entertainer Party directed by Venkat Prabhu, where she plays Kayal Chandran's pair, the cop flick Pon Manickavel costarring Prabhudeva, and the Vishnu Vishal co-starrer comedy entertainer Jagajala Killadi directed by Ezhil, the actress has confirmed her next big project.

Nivetha Pethuraj, during her recent interaction with her fans on instagram, confirmed that her next movie will be with Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi, and that this will be the movie directed by Vaalu, Sketch fame Vijay Chandar and produced by Vijaya Productions. The movie also has Raashi Khanna as another female lead.