Samantha Akkineni, who was last seen in the emotional and romantic drama Jaanu, the remake of Tamil film 96 starring Trisha Krishnan and Vijay Sethupathi, will be seen playing the lead role in Ashwin Saravanan’ directorial venture. The yet to be titled film is one of the most expected projects of the South entertainment industry which also has critically acclaimed actor Prasanna in a key role. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, Samantha Akkineni will be seen as a differently abled woman in the film.
This is the first time, Rangasthalam and Oh Baby fame Samantha Akkineni will be seen as a physically challenged person in this horror thriller movie. It is a woman centric bilingual movie which will be made in Telugu and Tamil.
Ashwin Saravanan is popular for making Game Over and Maya, starring Taapsee Pannu and lady superstar Nayantara respectively. Few days ago, the director Ashwin Saravanan shared screenshots of a fake casting call under his name on Twitter.
In a series of tweets, the film maker revealed that the fake Instagram user used his name and sent casting calls to the artists to make s*xual advances. Later Ashwin Saravanan decided to expose him and take legal action against him.