Samantha is on cloud nine

Samantha, the heroine of ‘Baana Kathadi’, directed by debutant director Badri Venkatesh, is on clound nine.

Despite the vast age difference, the director of VTV’s Telugu version apparently wanted to cast Trisha opposite Naga. As the actress was unavailable due to her Hindi film commitments, the role landed in Samantha’s kitty!

Samantha is said to be a keen student who follows the instructions of her director truthfully. The shrewd Samantha has already bagged a couple of offers, even before the release of her first film in Tamil. She has been signed up to play the lead role in ‘Moscowin Kaaviri’, the film which marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Ravivarman.

‘Baana Kathadi’ also marks the debut as hero of Atharva, the lanky son of actor Murali, who has been in the industry now for the past twenty-five years. She is all set to make her debut as heroine in Tollywood as well. Very few heroines get to make their debut almost at the same time in Tamil and Telugu films. Samantha would be playing Trisha’s role in the Telugu remake of ‘Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya’ opposite Naga Chaitanya, son of superstar Nagarjuna.