Sridevi has accepted to a role in a tamil movie after a long time. She is going to play the mother-in-law for actor Dhanush. This movie is a remake of Rajinikanth's hit Maappilai and will be made with the same title. The original had Amala and Srividhya as Rajinikanth's heroines. The new version has Hansika Motwani to play opposite Dhanush and Sri Devi will play her mom. She is going to be a rich arrogant mother. The movie will start sometime in October.