Tamannaah, 26, who was last seen in multi-lingual epic drama "Baahubali: The Conclusion", took to Twitter to share the news.
"On my way to #Madurai to start my new Tamil film #dharmadurai with @seenuramasamy #VijaySethupathi. Super excited!," she tweeted.
Directed by Seenu Ramasamy, the film also features Sshivada, Aishwarya Rajesh and Srushti Dange.
"Dharma Durai" is expected to hit theatres in June 2016.