2018 proved to be a fruitful year for
Samantha Akkineni with a string of critical-cum-commercial acclaimed flicks like ‘Rangasthalam’, ‘Mahanati’, ‘U Turn’ and a couple of Tamil films. She altered her strategy in South cinema by showing her affinity towards content-driven flicks instead of the regular stuff. Apart from the soon-to-be-released ‘Super Deluxe’, the Akkineni daughter-in-law has two Telugu projects in her kitty.
Apart from romancing her real-life hubby
Naga Chaitanya in Shiva Nirvana’s emotional drama ‘Majili’, the 31-year-old actress is playing the titular role in the Telugu-Telugu adoption of
South Korean
blockbuster ‘Miss Granny’. Tentatively titled as
‘O Baby! Yentha Sakkagunnave’
, the
BV Nandini Reddy directorial is currently on floors with noted producer Suresh Babu bankrolling the project along with Sunitha Tati.
According to the latest update, popular character artist
Rao Ramesh will be seen as Samantha’s son in the comedy-drama and
Naga Shaurya will play her love interest. ‘Miss Granny’ showcases the story of a 70-year-old grandma who magically finds herself in the body of her 20-year-old self after clicking a picture in a mysterious studio. An official confirmation regarding the cast & crew is still awaited.