Actress Vidya Balan who was earlier rumored to be a part of Thala 59, Ajith's upcoming film has confirmed to Filmfare that she is indeed a part of the movie. Thala 59 is the Tamil remake of Hindi court room drama Pink and is a production venture of late Sridevi's husband Boney Kapoor.Talking about her role Balan was quoted as saying,

“I'm doing a special appearance in the remake. It's a small role. It's special appearance because Boney ji (Kapoor) is producing it. He offered it to me. He said that there is a special appearance, will you do it? I said I will do it for you. I don't like to do remakes. I'm doing this purely for Boney ji. I share a special affection for him.”