In Pics: Rana Daggubati Launches Samyuktha Menon's Next

Samyuktha Menon’s new thriller was launched by Rana Daggubati on Wednesday with a puja ceremony. Hasya Movies is producing the film as its production number six. Yogesh KMC is the writer and director for the new-age thriller. Samyuktha Menon is said to play an interesting role in the film. The team has not yet finalised a title for the thriller.

Rajesh Danda is the producer of the film, which is jointly backed by Hasya Movies and Maganti Pictures. The thriller is art directed by Brahma Kadali and edited by Chota K Prasad.

Talking about the film, Samyuktha Menon said, “The fact that this film is happening is a miracle. They tried to give me a narration for this script but the shooting kept me busy. Finally, I heard the full narration recently and it was spectacular. The way director Yogesh described each scene in detail made me realise how many years he must have worked on it.”

She also touched on the “women-centric” tag. “I like the term ‘women-centric’. Whenever we get a women-centric subject, it is either a thriller or a subject related to empowerment. I always wonder – why can’t we have a normal story with a female lead? This is one such film where the lead is a woman but can also be played by a male actor. That impressed me.”

Samyuktha Menon and Rana Daggubati appeared together as a pair in the Saagar K Chandra directorial Bheemla Nayak.

Samyuktha is best known for films including Kaduva, Kalki and Virupaksha. Her on-screen presence has also been acknowledged in films such as Boomerang, Vaathi, Bimbisara, Vellam, Uyare and Erida, among others. She was last seen in the movie Devil: The British Secret Agent. This historical spy film was written by Srikanth Vissa and directed by Abhishek Nama and Naveen Medaram. It is produced jointly by Abhishek Nama and Devansh Nama under the banner of Abhishek Pictures.