Speculation was rife that actress Mythili, who's on an upswing in her career with heroine-centric roles coming her way, will be playing the heroine in Lijin Jose's Monkeys, his next after the multi-starrer Friday. Now, the director himself has confirmed that Mythili will be the heroine of the film, which will have
Sunny Wayne, Siddharth and Manu in the lead roles. The story will be a thriller, scripted by
Najeem Koya, who was the script writer for
Friday as well.
'Mythili will play a a bubbly young girl, who is a colleague of the character played by Sunny Wayne,' says Lijin.
However, the director adds that as Mythili is abroad now, the team will be able to give a final confirmation on her presence in the flick only after she gets back.