Samantha is gearing up for her upcoming film, Yashoda, which is slated for a grand release on November 11. The film, directed by Hari and Harish, is produced by Sivalenka Krishna Prasad.
In a statement, producer Sivalenka Krishna Prasad said, "We felt Samantha is the perfect person to essay the role of Yashoda at a Pan-Indian level. She garnered national wide craze with Family Man 2 and we were doubtful if she would hear the story or not. Her manager Mahendra has confirmed she's open to the narration. She heard the story on September 8th last year and okayed it immediately. She even agreed to the multilingual release. We signed Varalaxmi Sarathkumar to play a crucial role and roped in other eminent actors based on the script. She traveled with Yashoda right from the moment she okayed the story. As 'Shaakuntalam' wrapped up, she shifted her entire focus on this project and eyed every detail during the shoot."
Talking about her health, he said, "We got to know about Samantha's health after the completion of the film during her dubbing. She dubbed for herself in Telugu and by the time she was dubbing for Tamil, her energy levels were low. I suggested that we can make it with any other dubbing artist. She said that everyone in Tamil knew her voice and she completed it under the doctor's supervision. Hats off to her dedication. We got to know about her illness completely just few days before she posted it on social media. Chinmayi was dubbed for her voice in Hindi."
