Prabhas is currently completing the shoot for his upcoming sci-fi thriller, Saaho. The movie, directed by Sujeet, has Shraddha Kapoor making her South debut and is one of the most anticipated films of the year.  However, unlike Baahubali for which he dedicated five years without signing any other movie, Prabhas has already given the nod to his next after Saaho, months before the latter's release.

The yet-untitled movie is directed by Radha Krishna Kumar and is touted to be a one of a kind love story set during the '80s. Keeping up with the post-Baahubali image of Prabhas, the movie is made on a lavish project. A source close to the unit revealed to an online publication, “The shoot will commence from January 2018. The entire film will be shot abroad and we are currently zeroing in on the locations."

Now we hear is that the makers have finalised the lead heroine in the movie. As per a report in Bombay Times, Pooja Hegde is finalised as the heroine in the movie. She had made her Bollywood debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in the disastrous Mohenjo Daro, and was also seen romancing Allu Arjun in last year's Duvvada Jagannadham. Interestingly, she was also in the running for the female lead in Saaho, before Shraddha Kapoor coveted the role.

The movie, bankrolled by UV Creations, will begin shoot from June 2018 and is said to be shot across some lush locations abroad. Pooja Hegde will also be seen as the female lead in Vamsi Padaipally’s next with Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR’s next with Trivikram.

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