Aditi Rao Hydari to play leading lady in Telugu film Maha Samudram

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari, recently seen in Amazon Prime’s serial killer thriller V (2020), has been roped in to play a lead role in upcoming Telugu action-drama Maha Samudram, which also stars Siddharth and Sharwanand Myneni.

The announcement was made on Monday via a statement.

“The very talented and beautiful Aditi Rao Hydari is finalised as the female lead in our film. After considering various names, the makers felt Aditi would be the best choice for a crucial role which will have scope for her to perform [sic],” read the statement.

An excited Aditi tweeted: “Looking forward. Thank you for the warm welcome. A new story, a new journey and brand new butterflies in my tummy! Maha Samudram [sic].”

Looking forward 🌊
Thank you for the warm welcome 🙏🏻
A new story, a new journey and brand new butterflies in my tummy! #MahaSamudram https://t.co/bzI9QAxrr7

— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) October 12, 2020

To be directed by Ajay Bhupathi, the film marks Siddharth’s return to Telugu cinema after a hiatus of seven years. This project also marks the maiden collaboration of Siddharth and Sharwanand. Amidst rumours that Siddharth could be seen playing a negative role, the makers said in a statement that Siddharth was looking for the right Telugu project to make a comeback and he finally found one.

Welcoming Siddharth on board, Bhupathi had tweeted on 18 September: “Happy to have Siddharth in Mahasamudram. This intense multi-starrer will surely reach your expectations. Welcome back Siddhu (sic).”

Happy to have @Actor_Siddharth in #MahaSamudram. This Intense Multistarrer will surely reach your expectations🔥

Welcome back #Siddhu 😍@ImSharwanand @AKentsOfficial @AnilSunkara1 #SidIsBack pic.twitter.com/HalKyZB94D

— Ajay Bhupathi (@DirAjayBhupathi) September 18, 2020

Siddharth was last seen on screen in Tamil horror-thriller Aruvam (2019) in which he played a food safety officer. He will next be seen in Shankar’s Indian 2, which also stars Kamal Haasan, Rakul Preet Singh and Kajal Aggarwal.