New heroine for Akash Jagannadh

Director Puri Jagannadh is launching his son with an upcoming film for which the female lead has been finalized. Miss Mangalore winner Neha Shetty has been chosen for the role among 200 other talents that auditioned. Neha Shetty has previously acted in a Kannada film and this marks her Tollywood debut.

Neha Shetty is currently busy learning Telugu and the film’s pre-production work has been carried out at a brisk pace.