Samantha to kickstart Chennai Story. Samantha signed a Hollywood project a long time back in 2022. The project titled Chennai Story was launched in 2022. It is a cross-cultural production and is bankrolled by Sunitha Tati’s Indian outfit Guru Films, Dominic Wright, and Jacqueline Kerrin co-produce for Ripple World Pictures (The Last Rifleman).
Chennai Story will be directed by BAFTA winner Philip John (Downton Abbey),. The story is written by Nimmi Harasgama and Philip John and is based on the novel The Arrangements of Love by Timeri N. Murari (The Taliban Cricket Club). The film also stars Vivek Karla in the lead role.
The film is set in India and UK and follows Nikhil (Vivek Karla) a working-class South Asian Welshman, who following the death of his mother, travels to his ancestral homeland in Chennai, India, to locate his estranged father. In Chennai, he encounters Anu (Ruth Prabhu), a street-smart private detective whom he hires to assist with his quest.
More accustomed to fish and chips than authentic Masala Dosa, this frantic, colorful new world sweeps Nikhil off his feet, as does his undeniable chemistry with Anu which drives them closer together and on a collision course with her conservative parents.