Hyderabad : Recently it was reported that Puri Jagannadh who has delivered a series of flop movies like Loafer, ISM, Rogue, and Paisa Vasool, is set to launch his son Aakash as a hero in Telugu film industry. Aakash made his debut with ‘Andhra Pori’ in 2015. The talented director who launched several new faces in tinsel town, is now set to launch another girl and she is none other than Neha Shetty of Mungaru Male 2 fame.
She has been roped in upcoming untitled film in which she will share the screen space with Akash Puri. The sources say that Miss Mangaluru pageant winner will be paired up Puri’s son Aakash in action entertainer. The director had to audition over 200 girls before zeroing on this Kannada beauty. She has auditioned for her role and after trail photo-shoot and a look test, she has been finalized to play the female lead and currently preparing up for the role.
It has also come out that Neha is learning Telugu and also shedding her weight to fit her part. She says, “The shoot will be started in October first week. I kept looking for something different and chanced upon this. I also consider it a blessing to be part of a Puri Jagannadh's directorial venture, in which I will be working opposite his son Akash.” She added that she is very impressed with the work of Puri for his film Pokiri.