Did you Know Jyothika replaced Isha Koppikar after 3 days of shoot for 'Mugavaree'?

Mugavaree, featuring Ajith Kumar in lead role, went on to be a super hit at box-office. 2000 musical drama received positive reviews from most critics. musical romantic drama flick features Ajith Kumar and Jyothika in key roles along with Raghuvaran, K. Vishwanath, Vivek, and Manivannan.

Jyothika worked with Ajith Kumar in 1999 Vaali film, which was directed by VZ Durai. Jyothika's on-screen chemistry with Ajith Kumar was widely appreciated. However, very few are aware that Isha Koppikar was initially considered to essay role played by Jyothika in film. Read on to kw more details about whole story:

Isha Koppikar replaced by Jyothika in Ajith's 'Mugavaree'

V Z Durai is a Tamil film director who made his directorial debut with Mugavaree. According to reports of a daily, director started filming with supporting cast of Mugavaree and female lead, which is Isha Koppikar. Reportedly, after shooting for a period of three days, director felt that female lead would t match up to expectations of character that he needed.

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According to reports of a leading daily, director later asked producers of film for a change in female lead. makers of film later replaced Isha Koppikar and considered Jyothika to play role that was initially supposed to be played by Koppikar. director opened up about this in an interview with a Tamil magazine. 

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On professional front, Isha Koppikar will next be seen in a Tamil film titled Ayalaan. film is directed by R. Ravikumar and co-produced by R.D. Raja and Kotapadi J. Rajesh and features Sivakarthikeyan, Rakul Preet Singh, and Isha Koppikar in key roles. release date of film is yet to be anunced. 

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Ajith Kumar aka Thala Ajith was last seen in Nerkonda Paarvai, which is directed by H Vith. He plays role of Bharat Subramanian in H Vith-directorial. He will next be seen playing role of Valimai, which is directed by H Vith. Jyothika, on or hand, was last seen in Ponmagal Vandhal, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video. film was directed by J J Fredrick and legal drama features an ensemble cast of K Bhagyaraj, R Parthiban, Thiagarajan, Pandiarajan, and Pratap Pon. 

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