Samantha Akkineni confirms her next movie which is a Telugu-Tamil bilingual!

Actress Samantha Akkineni confirms that the actress will be seen in the remake of Kannada hit film U-Turn which will be Telugu-Tamil bilingual. The actress who is currently busy in shooting for her upcoming films Rangasthalam and Savitri’s biopic Mahanati has confirmed her next project through her Twitter account. 

Pawan Kumar who has directed the original film is going to direct the remake version which will be bankrolled by Srinivasaa Silver Screen production and the regular shooting of the film will begin from February. 2016’s critically-acclaimed Kannada indie hit U-Turn featured Shraddha Srinath in the lead role. Even though it was long announced that Samantha will star in the remake, recent reports hinted that she was replaced by Nayanthara. Putting all the rumors to rest, Samantha confirmed she’s doing the project via a tweet. She tweeted that, “2018 Everything I want !! Shoot begins in Feb for @pawanfilms #Uturn #Tamil and # Telugu, produced by Srinivasaa silver screen.Thank you always for your support.” 
U-Turn, revolves around the mystery behind the death of motorists who die tragic deaths after breaking traffic rules on a particular flyover in Bengaluru.In January 2017, Samantha watched the film in a special screening in Bengaluru and immediately gave her nod. At one point, it was rumored that she was willing to produce the remake.However, ever since the announcement, there was no development with regards to the project for a long time. 

A few months later, rumors made the rounds that Nithya Menen was brought on board in place of Samantha and the project was supposed to go on the floors last year.In November 2017, Pawan Kumar confirmed the project will roll from early 2018. In an interview, he said that “The regular shooting will commence from January next year. The pre-production work is currently underway. Since Samantha is part of the project, we’re planning to make it big.”