Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Samantha is OTT Pan Indian Star - Netflix offers Rs 8 cr for web series

The popularity of Samantha after web-series The Family Man 2 has prompted Netflix to offer her  Rs 8 crore for a upcoming project of theirs. She is the first South Indian actress to achieve the Pan Indian appeal to OTT viewers. Her under production film Shakunthalam in which she plays the title role has become hot property. Her other film on the floor is a Tamil film with Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi.

The success of The Family Man 2 has raised demand for her other films on OTT like O Baby. The power packed acting by her as the LTTE's pilot on a mission to assassinate  the Indian PM has won laurels. Even the Sri Lankan Tamils abroad agree that her acting was terrific as they condemn the contents for being anti- LTTE.

Shakunthalanm is high budget epic drama is based on the tale of love from the Adi Parva OF the epic Mahabharata. 'Shaakunthalam' is based on Mahakavi Kalidas’ iconic drama, 'Abhigyana Shaakuntalam'. Eesha Rebba and Malayalam actor Dev Mohan are also on board to play key roles in this film. Director Gunasekar who directed the period film Rudramadevi with Anushka Shetty in the title role directs this epic moive. Neeta Lulla ( Oscar panel member) handles the costumes. Samantha  recent Telugu release Jaanu was a big hit.

She faces an unofficial ban in Kollywood for acting in The Family Man 2 but it is for only future projects, NetFlix series is not likely to be hit.

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