Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil fame Aswathy Manoharan will play female lead in Asif Ali's next Kakshi Ammanipillai. Her debut movie is Antony Varghese Pepe’s Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil. The film is helmed by Dinjith Ayyathan. The shooting is progressive stage at Thalassery. Asif Ali will be playing a lawyer in the movie. The film is expected to hit the theaters on next year first.