Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Ruth Prabhu are busy shooting for their upcoming film in the past few days. Shooting from Kashmir And now both have revealed the title of the film, shared the first look, and also announced its release date. Titled Kushi, the Shiva Nirvana directorial will release in theaters across the world on 23 December.
Sharing the news on his Twitter handle on Monday morning, May 16, Vijay wrote, “An explosion of joy, laughter, love & family bond (red heart emoji) #Kushi – Telugu Tamil Kannada Malayalam on 23rd December Worldwide release. Spread this happiness. Christmas, New Year. An epic romantic comedy is in the making it’s for you and your families”.
Kushi is being helmed by Shiva Nirvana, who previously starred in three films – the romantic comedy Ninnu Kori starring Nani, Nivetha Thomas and Aadhi Pinisetti, the romantic sports drama Majili starring Samantha with her ex-husband Naga Chaitanya, and the action drama Tuck Jagdish. Starring Nani and Ritu Verma.
Vijay and Samantha have previously worked together in the biographical film Mahanati based on the life of actress Savitri, played by Keerthy Suresh and won her the National Film Award for Best Actress for the 2018 film.
Meanwhile, the Arjun Reddy actor recently celebrated his 33rd birthday on May 9, and the super deluxe actress shared an adorable picture with him and wrote, “Happy birthday #LIGER. You deserve all the love and appreciation to come. Your way this year. You find the way you work is incredibly inspiring. God bless @thedeverakonda.”
Samantha also celebrated her birthday recently when she turned 35 on April 28. Vijay and the entire team surprised him by playing a prank with him, the video of which went viral on the internet.
Coming back to Kushi, it is being bankrolled by Maithri Movie Makers, whose recent release Sarkaru Vaari Pata starring Mahesh Babu and Keerthy Suresh is running successfully in theaters across the world.