Samantha Ruth Prabhu to play dual roles in Vijay Milton's upcoming project

Southern films are known to have male actors in double roles mostly but this time it is an exception in Vijay Milton’s upcoming project. This film will reportedly star actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu in a double role.

Her characters in the film are quite important and play a significant part in the film. As told by a source, "Yes, she is doing a dual role in the film. When Vijay narrated the script, she was thrilled about the fact that she would get to essay two characters." An insider also said, "Vijay Milton has completed the first schedule of the film with Vikram and Pasupathy, who is also playing a major character. After Dhool and Majaa, Pasupathy and Vikram are teaming up for the third time. The film is a travel based story and we will be traveling extensively across the country. Since it will be more like a road trip, Sam and Vikram will not sport flashy costumes in this film. They will be seen in the same outfit in almost all the scenes."

Manam box office collection: ANR and Nagarjuna’s film rakes in Rs 4 crores in two days!

Manam which is late legend Akkineni Nageshwara Rao’s last film hit the theatres on Friday

The Akkineni family’s Telugu drama Manam has opened to a slow and a steady start at the box office by raking in Rs.4.02 crore in first two days in the country.According to trade pundits, the film has done extremely well overseas. The film, which released May 23, features actors from the three generations of the Akkinenis – the late legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, son Nagarjuna and grandsons Naga Chaitanya and Akhil.

“Manam had a slow start at the box-office as it raked in about Rs.4.02 crore in two days in the country. But the overall buzz around the film has been positive and shows are running housefull over the weekend. We have to wait for the opening weekend numbers to judge how the film has performed,” trade analyst Trinath told in an interview.

Manam, directed by Vikram Kumar, also features Shriya Saran, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Neetu Chandra and Raashi Khanna in important roles.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Manam has done well in the US. ”Telugu film Manam - US: $292,081. Rs.1.71 crore. Superb,” Adarsh posted on his Twitter page.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu is in love with Tamil cinema

Telugu film industry’s leading actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has just completed a lengthy shooting schedule for her upcoming film Anjaan and she is in awe of Tamil cinema as well as her co-star Suriya.
Samantha faced no difficulty in confessing that, "All of us have heard about his professionalism and that he's a gentleman, but after working with him, I realised he's much more than that. The humility with which he carries himself on the sets and how he performs in front of the camera, everything seems like a benchmark for me.” It’s a known fact that Samantha is not the main character of Anjaan but still she is quite certain that her character will "make a big impression even if the screen time is less." She said about her role, "Like most Lingusamy's films, my characterisation is quite spunky and full of life."

Last year Samantha expressed her wish that she is willing to work more in Tamil films by taking a break from Telugu projects. Her wish seems to have been fulfilled now. The actress said, "I love the direction in which Tamil cinema is heading these days. Recently, when I saw Goli Soda, I couldn't stop raving about it for a long time. I really like the fact that all sorts of films have their own space in Tamil. The offers that I got in Tamil were too tempting to let go. I'm in a happy space right now.” When asked if she will not be seen in commercial films anymore the actress disclosed, "Not really. Most of my films in Telugu this year are big action entertainers. I'm eagerly looking forward to Manam. I've never worked so hard on my character. I think all of us (ANR, Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya) surprised ourselves while acting in the film. It'll make you smile in the end.