'Flop' cost Samantha Akkineni 'Maha Sundaram' role? 'Replacement' Aditi Rao Hydari reacts

It is a kwn fact that hits and flops determine numerous factors related to a film. One hit is sometimes eugh to change an actor’s fortunes and one flop could derail one’s career in a disastrous manner. Even filmmakers decide ir cast on basis of one’s track record, and those on a successful run usually gain an upper hand over one on an unimpressive one.

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Did something like that happen with Samantha Akkineni after Jaanu failed to live up to expectations at box office? A media report claimed Mersal star was in contention to play lead opposite Sharwanand in Ajay Bhupathi’s Maha Samudram but was dropped after box office performance of Jaanu. 

report claimed Aditi was a ‘roll’ with movies like Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan in her kitty, and how she was all set to head to Hyderabad for shooting Telugu film at expense of Samantha. 

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Aditi was t pleased with failure of Samatha’s last film being termed as reason for her exit from film. Delhi 6 star shared that success or failure did t take away  credibility of an actor, and urged t to ‘encour this kind of thinking.’ 

Hinting that she perhaps had joined film, she also said it was best to give makers respect to anunce cast of film as per ir discretion.  

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Meanwhile, Samantha was recently anunced as lead opposite Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi in Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal. Aditi, apart from Ponniyin Selvan, is also set to feature in Girl on Train remake alongside Parineeti Chopra, Kirti Kulhari and ors. She was recently seen in thriller Psycho.

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