It is final now.  The talented Varanasi based heroine Shanvi Srivastava is playing lead in Kasthuri Mahal in the direction of top rankong director Dinesh Baboo.
Shanvi Srivatsava has earned tremendous record in Kannada cinema ever since Chandralekha.

Apparently the ghost element in this film attracted Shanvi.

Shanvi Srivastav is no doubt a very popular south Indian actress.

Her last film Avane Sriman Narayana with Rakshit Shetty got her good accloades. In Upendra and V Ravichandran starring Trishoola also Shanvi doing lead role.
Rachita Ram was selected first and she even attended muhurth.  Later Haripriya name was in circulation.  Now it Shanvi taking up this role from 5 October 2020.