Samrat
is
the
Sandalwood
debut
of
Telugu
director
Manohar.
Chiranjeevi
Sarja
is
paired
opposite
South
lass
Neha
Patil
in
which
she
will
be
playing
the
role
of
press
reporter.
Neha
is
currently
busy
with
the
shooting
of
an
untitled
flick
in
which
she
is
paired
opposite
Yogesh
aka
Loose
Madha
Yogesh.
Speaking
to
leading
daily,
Neha
said,
"I
am
very
happy
to
act
in
another
Kannada
movie.
I
play
the
role
of
a
journalist,
who
will
also
be
an
environmentalist
in
the
movie.
It
is
a
very
different
role
in
my
career."
It
is
said
that
Chiru
will
be
playing
the
role
of
a
cop,
who
will
also
be
a
playboy.
The
actor
was
seen
as
a
tough
cop
in
Dandam
Dashagunam,
and
he
is
all
set
to
play
the
same
role
in
Ayya
2.
However,
the
crew
has
cleared
that
the
movie
is
not
related
to
Sandalwood's
old
movie
Samrat,
which
had
Sahasa
Simha
Dr
Vishnuvardhan
in
the
lead
role.
The
actor
had
played
the
tough
cop
in
the
movie.