Hyderabad, November 26 - Samantha Ruth Prabhu is on board to lead BAFTA-winning Welsh director Philip John's ("Downton Abbey"), "Arrangements of Love". It will be produced by Sunitha Tati's Guru Films, who earlier produced Samantha's Telugu film "Oh! Baby", which was a commercial success. Samir Sarkar, of Singapore's Magic Hour Films, is the executive producer of the new film.

"Arrangements of Love" is an adaptation of the bestselling 2004 novel of the same title by Indian author Timeri N. Murari. It follows a Welsh-Indian man on his quest to find his estranged father with an impromptu visit to his homeland.

According to Variety, Samantha plays a strong-minded and funny force of nature 27-year-old, who runs her own detective agency and becomes part of the search. She is a progressive bisexual Tamil woman, with ultra-traditional parents, who want her to have an arranged marriage. As much as she wants to please her parents she also wants to be able to make her own life choices.

Speaking about the film, Samantha said, "A whole new world opens up for me today as I start my journey with 'Arrangements of Love', which has such an endearing and personal story. I am excited to work with Philip John, whose projects I have closely followed for many years, being a big fan of "Downton Abbey".

"I am looking forward to collaborating with Sunitha once again and I hope for only more success than we previously had with 'Oh! Baby'. My role is a complex character and it will be both a challenge and an opportunity for me to play it. I cannot wait to get on set", she added.

"Having Samantha on board is indeed serendipitous. I have worked with her before and must say that she always brings her curiosity and talent to the project", Sunitha Tati told Variety. "I can already visualize the life that she will breathe into the character. It is a pleasure to work with her again as we explore the international waters together".

"Arrangements of Love" is expected to commence shooting in August 2022. It was the sole Asian project selected at the Toronto International Financing Forum, which sits alongside the Toronto film festival.

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