Dhanya Balakrishna to play the female lead in KL Rajashekar's next

Director Komal Kumar is all set to make his audiences laugh with his upcoming comedy drama, titled

2020

. The film will be helmed by dialogue writer turned director KL Rajashekar, who will be making his directorial debut with the film. Actress Dhanya Balakrishna of Saarva Janarige Suvarana Avakasha fame will be playing the female lead in the film. The film will see

The movie, according to reports, is based around the deadly COVID-19

virus

, which brought this year to a standstill. The script, screenplay and dialogues have been written by Komal himself. It was the comedy aspect of the film that made Dhanya say yes. Talking about the film, Dhanya was quoted by an English daily, "It has been a dull year for me and all of us, and I am glad to be part of a fun script." The film is said to begin

shooting

post Deepavali and will also feature actors like Kuri Pratap, Tabla Nani, Girish Shivanna and Mimicry Gopi.

Dhanya, on the other hand, is currently shooting for a yet-to-be titled Tamil film. The first look motion poster of the film was revealed on Monday. Music for the same will be composed by Sridhar V Sambhram.