DEEPIKA confirmed in RAJNI Movie a 2012 release

After Deepika Padukone's debut alongside Shahrukh Khan, she went on to work with a lot of great actors in Bollywood.

It appears that she is out to conquer the South and what better way to do it - than to star opposite Rajnikanth!

On January 25, Mumbai Mirror, had broken the story that Padukone was considering doing a film with Rajni.

It seems as though Padukone took our humour seriously, when we advised her that refusing Rajnikanth would come with its consequences.

It has been confirmed that she has indeed signed on for the film, Rana, with Rajni.

Rana, directed by K.S.Ravikumar, will feature Rajni in a triple role. The film will be released in Hindi, Tamil and Telegu and the music will be the masterpiece of A.R.Rahman.

A source close to the film says, "Eros International will produce Rana, with Rajnikanth's daughter Soundarya's company, Ocher Studios.

The film will go on floors, in March. Rana will hit the theatres mid-2012."