Telugu lady superstar Anushka Shetty celebrated her 40th birthday on November7. The actress became a sensation across the country with the blockbusterPan-India film Baahubali franchise.
She gave a sweet surprise to her fans and followers on her birthday. Sheannounced a new big-screen project on the occasion. She did not reveal thetitle of the upcoming project but shared that it will be directed by MaheshBabu P.
The filmwill be bankrolled by production company UV Creations, the company that hasalso produced Radhe Shyam and Saaho. The company has worked with Anushka onMirchi and Bhaagamathie.
Anushka made the announcement on her Instagram account. The actor sharedan announcement video and wrote, "With all the birthday wishes & love that is being cherished upon, I am happy to announce my next movie to you all. My next is with Director #MaheshBabuP and @uvcreationsofficial. Smile Always, Always Forever.”
The videoalso mentioned that the shooting of the film is expected to go on floors soon.
She was lastseen in the thriller “Nishabdham” (Tamil-Telugu), which released on thestreaming platform Amazon Prime Video in 2020.
Several fansof the actor were thrilled to hear about the announcement and congratulated herin the comment section. One of the users wrote, “God bless you, Sweety.....Love& Respect....#Happybirthday..”
Anotherfollower of the actor wrote, “Happy Birthday Anushka sister, you are myfavourite sister. May God pour out His grace and mercy on you.”
AnushkaShetty gained huge recognition and widespread acclaim for her role as PrincessDevasena in the epic action films Baahubali: The Beginning and its sequel Baahubali: The Conclusion, the latter being the second highest-grossing film of all time in India.
For theTelugu movie Size Zero, Anushka gained about 20kg to play the role of a fatwoman.
Her 2018 superhit movie Bhaagamathie was the firstfemale-oriented South Indian flick that grossed $1 million at the USA boxoffice. Anushka also had huge solo success with the hit horror film Arundhati.