May 12, 2026 1:17am PT

‘Pluribus’ Breakout Menik Gooneratne, Nikesh Patel, Saagar Shaikh to Lead Australian Rom-Com ‘Written in the Stars’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Menik Gooneratne, Nikesh Patel and Saagar Shaikh will headline “Written in the Stars,” a romantic comedy set within Melbourne’s Sri Lankan community and based on Su Dharmapala’s bestselling novel “The Wedding Season.”

Production is set to begin in Melbourne next month, with Blue Fox Entertainment handling worldwide sales at the Cannes Film Market.

Gooneratne — whose credits include “Pluribus” and “Mortal Engines” — plays Shani, a woman who turns to Vedic astrology to find a compatible partner and lands in a love triangle between her college best friend Rohan, played by Patel, and a dashing newcomer named Bhatiya, played by Shaikh.

'Pluribus' Breakout Menik Gooneratne, Nikesh Patel, Saagar Shaikh to Lead Australian Rom-Com 'Written in the Stars' (EXCLUSIVE)