‘Ramayana’ actress Sai Pallavi will be playing an IPS officer in the upcoming Dhanush and Mammootty starrer ‘OM’ helmed by Rajkumar Periasamy. After her character’s introduction in her first glimpse release titled ‘OM Special Duty’, the actress thanked the director for choosing her to play Nithya Reddy in his upcoming action entertainer.The makers introduced her character on Monday through a special video. Responding to the announcement, Sai Pallavi said she sees a part of herself in Nithya Reddy and expressed her gratitude to the director.
Sai Pallavi sees her alter ego in Nithya Reddy
Rajkumar Periasamy shared the character-introduction video on X and praised the actress for her performance. “HER! The PERFORMER @Sai_Pallavi92, You will never cease to amaze! Here’s #SaiPallavi as #NithyaReddy, IPS, Naidupeta Ammayi frOM #OM,” he wrote.Sai Pallavi responded, “Dear @Rajkumar_KP sir, Thank you so much for choosing me again and this time to play Nithya Reddy! I see my alter ego in her.”
This marks another collaboration between Sai Pallavi and Rajkumar Periasamy after their earlier film ‘Amaran’.According to the character introduction, Nithya Reddy is an IPS officer from the Andhra Pradesh cadre. After serving in the Andhra Pradesh Police, she joins the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as an Additional Superintendent and works with Interpol.Her senior officers consider her honest, intelligent and experienced for her age. She is also the person leading Operation OM, which appears to be central to the film’s story.
Cast of ‘OM’
Meanwhile, Mammootty plays a character named Karthikeyan, while Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah is also part of the cast. Sai Pallavi and Sreeleela play the female leads, and the film’s tagline, ‘Chapter 1’, has led to speculation about a possible sequel.
Release details and technical team of ‘OM’
The film was originally planned for an October 16 release. However, Dhanush later announced a postponement, explaining that the team wanted to respect Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’, which arrived in theatres on October 15. The makers also decided against a Deepavali release after Suriya’s film had already been announced for that date.‘Om’ is scheduled to be released in theatres on November 20, 2026.Sai Abhyankkar has composed the music, Ezhil Arasu has handled cinematography, and Kalaivanan R is the editor.
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