Madonna Sebastian to play female lead in Raghava Lawrence-Nivin Pauly-starrer 'Benz'?

Actor Madonna Sebastian who has appeared in several Malayalam and Tamil movies may play one of the three female leads in director Bakkiyaraj Kannan's eagerly awaited action thriller 'Benz', featuring actor Raghava Lawrence as the protagonist. Speculations began ever since the makers officially announced that the film will be a part of director Lokesh Kanakaraj's LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe).

Industry insiders, as per IANS, say there is a strong possibility that Madonna Sebastian will be seen playing the character of Elisa Das, which she played in director Lokesh Kanakaraj's 'Leo'. Priyanka Arul Mohan and Samyuktha are also being considered for the project. Apart from that, the team is also believed to be in talks with actor Madhavan for a role in the film. However, the makers have not officially confirmed any of this information. 

What has been officially confirmed at this point is that actor Nivin Pauly plays the antagonist's character of Walter in the film. A character promo for Nivin Pauly, which the makers released recently, begins with sounds emanating from a room as if somebody is getting bludgeoned there. Soon, Nivin Pauly, with his body decked in gold ornaments and carrying a huge metal hammer from which blood drips, walks out. He sports a smile only to reveal golden teeth. He turns around to ask another character (also played by Nivin Pauly) the name of a person. The other character, who comes across as a naive, uneducated individual, tells the villain it is 'Bens' and then after a while, corrects the spelling to say, 'Benz'. We then get to know that the antagonist's name is Walter. Walter says, "When a head inside a helmet itself is cut like the head of a goat, who..." and laughs suggestively. The character promo ends with Walter describing himself. He says," A dirty mind, a beautiful heart deadly combination. Love you Walter!"

 The film has triggered huge interest as ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj is producing this film along with Sudhan Sundaram, and Jagadish Palanisamy. From the character promo, one gets the impression that Nivin Pauly plays two characters in the film. Written and directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, the film has music by young music sensation Sai Abhyankkar‬. Cinematography for the film is by Goutham George and editing is by Philomin Raj. Art direction for the film has been done by Jacki while Pradeep Boopathi is serving as the creative producer.