Keerthana Parthiban, daughter of actor-director Parthiban and actress Seetha had made a name for herself with her performance as Amudha in Mani Ratnam's movie Kannathil Muthamittal, as Madhavan's daughter. She also received the National Award for this movie. She was approached to play the lady lead in Mani Ratnam's Kadal, but she turned down the offer expressing her interest to work behind the camera and not in front of it. Yes, she wants to become a director and is mature and different, like her father. We earlier heard she was assisting Mani Ratnam, later a news spread that she was assisting Vishnu Vardhan, now we hear she is going to assist Thiagarajan Kumararaja, director of Aranya Kandam. We wish Keerthana good luck for her directorial ventures.