Published 22:05 IST, August 9th 2020
Samantha Akkikeni and Jr NTR have given 3 blockbusters together; see list
Samantha Akkineni and Jr NTR have given not one not two but 3 blockbusters. Both the Tollywood stars are speculated to be paired for their 4th movie together.
Samantha Akkineni is one of the leading actors in the South Indian movie industry. She has won various awards, including four Filmfare awards. Samantha made her acting debut with Gautham Menon’s critically acclaimed Telugu romance Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) and has delivered many hit movies since then. Samantha Akkineni and Jr NTR are Telugu superstars who have appeared in three movies together. The Tollywood stars are known for their hit jodi and are in the news to be paired in Jr NTR's 30th movie together. If Samantha's casting is finalised, then this movie would be the Oh Baby star and Nandamuri actor's fourth movie together. Here are some other movies in which the stars were cast opposite one another.
Brindavanam
Brindavanam is a 2010 released Telugu Action romantic comedy film featuring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. aka Jr NTR, Kajal Aggarwal, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the lead roles. The superhit film featured Prakash Raj, Srihari, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Mukesh Rishi, Tanikella Bharani, and Brahmanandam playing supporting roles as well. The film was produced by Dil Raju while it was written and directed by Vamshi Paidipally.
Janatha Garage
Janatha Garage which literally means "All repairs are done here" is a Jr NTR and Samantha starrer film released in 2016. The movie also stars Mohanlal, Nithya Menen, Sachin Khedekar, Unni Mukundan, Devayani, Sai Kumar, Ashish Vidyarthi and Suresh in supporting roles. The film is about a guy named Sathyam and Anand, who is recruited by Sathyam. Here Sathyam's role is played by Mohanlal who portrayal a Godfather-like character while Anand is portrayed by Jr NTR who is an environmental activist.
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Rabhasa
The film Rabhasa is a 2014 released film starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in lead roles. The movie was considered to be a box office average film, however, Jr NTR's fans loved the movie anyhow. It is considered as a complete Jr NTR film and is considered one of Jr. NTR's best movies ever. The plot revolves around a US-returned student and his story with relationship and family.
Samantha Akkineni's movies
On the professional front, Samantha Akkineni was last seen in the Telugu romantic drama titled film Jaanu. The movie received good reviews from the critics and audience as well. According to media sources, Samantha Akkineni may be seen as the female protagonist in the Jr NTR's 30th film. But the makers have reportedly given no official confirmation regarding the same as Pooja Hegde and even Rashmika Mandanna are also in the news for the same role.
Jr NTR's movies
On the work front, fans are also excited for NTR Jr's film RRR. The film will also be starring Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, and Alia Bhatt in the pivotal roles. The movie is touted to be a period action flick that is basically fictional stories of India's freedom fighters, Alluri Sitarama Raju from Andhra Pradesh and Komaram Bheem from Telangana who fought against the British Raj and Nizam of Hyderabad respectively.
Talking about the film NTR30, the film has kept the fans excited right since it was announced. Fans are waiting with bated breath to witness the Badshah actor in both NTR30 along with SS Rajamouli's RRR. The film will be helmed by Nandamuri Kalyanram and S Radha Krishna. The ambitious project will be bankrolled by Haarika & Hassine Creations and NTR Arts.
Promo Image courtesy: A still from Janatha Garage
Updated 22:05 IST, August 9th 2020