Starring: Samantha Akkineni, Lakshmi, Naga Shaurya, Rajendra Prasad, Rao Ramesh, Urvashi, Pragati, Teja
Music: Mickey J Meyer
Dialogues: Lakshmi Bhupala
Art Director: Vithal K
Editor: Juniad Siddiqui
DOP: Richard Prasad
Samantha Akkineni is Swathi, a 20-something woman who loves to sing in BV Nandini Reddy’s upcoming Telugu comedy Oh Baby movie teaser reveals that there is more to the character than meets the eye. “You are going to have a hell of a time, watch out,” Samantha’s character says.
The film is based on a 70-year-old single mother (Lakshmi), who gets transformed into a younger woman (Samantha). The Telugu film is an official remake of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s South Korean comedy Miss Granny (2014), in which an older woman gets a new lease of life when she is zapped into the body of a 20-year-old woman after a visit to a photo booth. The Telugu film also stars Naga Shaurya, Rajendra Prasad, Rao Ramesh, Urvashi, Pragati and Teja.
Samantha took to social media to reveal that she has wrapped up the shooting of the film and added that it is a film that is extremely close to her heart.
The Irumbu Thirai actress further disclosed that veteran actress Lakshmi is playing an important role. She wrote, “Today I am so grateful.. to the universe to God to the people who have been instrumental in helping me find my direction .. I have taken some time to grow both personally and professionally. There have been many ups and downs. But today I feel the satisfaction of that growth .. as I wrap yet another film #OhBaby I just know in my heart that this one is going to be special. My dear director @nandureddyy for always being my great big and giving me my most most most favourite character yet. (sic)”
Akkineni’s recent appearances include Thiagarajan Kumararaja’s Super Deluxe (2019) and Shiva Nirvana’s Majili (2019). The release date of Baby is yet to be confirmed.