India, Sept. 30 -- Malayalam actress Navya Nair has several notable roles in her filmography after she made her debut in cinema with Ishtham in 2001. But for scores of Malayalis, Navya is still Balamani, her hugely popular role from Nandanam, also starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, which released in theatres in 2002. Now, Navya is gearing up to play a cop for the first time in the upcoming Malayalam Pathirathri, helmed by Ratheena PT. The woman director now opens up about casting Navya Nair in her film and why she found it challenging.

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The Malayalam film Pathirathri stars actors Navya Nair and Soubin Sha...