Actress Nikitha Thukral has been selected as the heroine for Aniruddh in a new film called 'Raja Simha' which is all set to go on floors in the month of February. Earlier, 'Raja Simha' was announced with Aniruddh in lead role and the search for the heroine was on. Now Nikitha Thukral has been said to given her consent for acting in the film opposite Aniruddh. Apart from Aniruddh and Nikitha, Dr Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Bullet Prakash and others are likely to play prominent roles in the film.

Debutante Raja is directing the film apart from scripting it. Jessie Gift is the music director.