Director Murugadoss's next project with Mahesh Babu is set to launch the shooting very soon. The film was earlier said to have bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra as the lead heroine but she has now been replaced by Rakul Preet Singh.Referred to as "Mahesh 23" the film will be made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, and undoubetedly this is the debut Kollywood project for Mahesh Babu.