Chay-Sam: Real couple to play Reel Jodi

Hyderabad, July 13: Tollywood adorable lovely couple, Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Akkineni, who recently entered wedlock, are set to play an onscreen couple for the fourth time in director Shiva Nirvana's upcoming yet-untitled Telugu project.

Last seen together in Deva Katta’s 2014 Telugu social drama Autonagar Surya but best remembered for their work in Ye Maaya Chesave and Manam, the couple, who go by the name ChaySam currently, are most likely to start shooting for this project later this year.

Naga Chaitanya and Samantha eventually getting married last year. Ever since then, there have been a lot of expectations among their fans to see the real-life couple back on the silver screens romancing.

Well, this wish is bound to come true soon with Chai and Sam inking a deal to play the lead pair in the Shiva Nirvana directorial, which will go on the floors soon.

The director is known for the hit movie Ninnu Kori film had Nani, Nivetha Thomas and Aadhi Pinisetty in the star cast and its box office collection was approximately Rs 46 crore.

The upcoming film with Naga Chaitanya and Samantha will be bankrolled by Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi under the banner Shine Screens.

About his film, the director told First Post, "After Ninnu Kori, I wanted to take a gap and do films in different genres. But I struck upon an exciting idea and felt if I turn it into a story then it'd suit Chaitanya. So I went and pitched the idea, and Chaitanya really liked it. I also suggested that it'd be nice to have Samantha be part of this story, and he asked me to go and pitch the story to her. She got really excited after she heard the story."

It may be mentioned here that Samantha and Naga Chaitanya will play the wife and husband role in the upcoming film also. They are played such roles in Manam, but it could be in a different manner.

Naga Chaitanya is currently busy with Savyasachi, directed by Chandoo Mondenti, and Sailaja Reddy Alludu, which is a Maruti Dasari directorial.

Samantha is gearing up for three more releases this year. She has wrapped up the shooting formalities of U-Turn, Super Deluxe, Seema Raja. Samantha is presently busy with the dubbing activities of these three films.