MUMBAI: Genelia D‘souza will play the princess of Portugal in cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan‘s next directorial venture Unmi.

The film would be a period film based in the 15th century and centres around a boy who wanted to kill Vasco Da Gama.

The film, to be simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil, has Prithiviraj in the male lead. It is expected to go on the floors in August.

Giving details of his film‘s title, Sivan explains, "Urumi is the eight-feet-long flexible sword that is used in Kalari fights."