Vijay Devarakonda to romance Samantha

Hyderabad, May 12: Young hero Vijay Devarakonda came to limelight with Pelli Choopulu movie and it got a national award. Now he is gearing up to play the love interest of top actress Samantha in Mahanati , a biopic on yesteryear actress Savitri.Even though Keerthy Suresh is playing the titular role, Samantha will be seen in a crucial role in the film. Now, Vijay has been roped in to play the romantic interest of Samantha. Director Nag Ashwin has reportedly taken enough cinematic liberties to fit a romantic sub track of Sam and Vijay.Malayalam actor Dulquer Salman is already on board to play a key role in Mahanati . The movie s pre-production is currently in progress. It will be made as a bilingual in Telugu and Tamil.