Tamil
actor
Sampath
Raj
of
Chennai
600028
fame
has
stepped
into
the
shoes
of
Prakash
Raj!
Well,
he
has
replaced
the
latter
in
forthcoming
Kannada
movie
Drama
directed
and
produced
by
Yogaraj
Bhat.
The
director
has
confirmed
the
news
to
a
leading
daily
and
has
said
that
Prakash
Raj
could
not
make
it
to
Drama
after
his
mother
fell
ill.
However,
the
actor
gave
dates
in
July
to
shoot
his
portions,
but
Yogaraj
Bhat
wanted
to
complete
the
filming
by
this
month
end.
So,
they
decided
to
find
a
suitable
replacement
and
choose
Sampath
Raj.
It
was
also
said
that
Sarath
Kumar
and
Atul
Kulkarni
were
also
considered
for
the
same
role
before
zeroing
in
on
Sampath.
Yogaraj
Bhat
further
explains
that
Sampath
Raj's
acting
in
award-winning
Tamil
film
Aaranya
Kaandam
had
impressed
him
and
it
made
the
director
to
choose
Sampath
for
an
important
role
in
the
forthcoming
movie.
The
actor
will
be
joining
the
shoots
shortly.
Drama
features
Yash,
Radhika
Pandit,
Ambareesh,
Neenasam
Sathish
and
others
in
the
cast.
His
trusted
aides
V
Harikrishna
and
Krishna
are
handling
music
and
cinematography
departments,
respectively.
While
the
audio
of
the
film
is
expected
to
hit
the
stands
in
the
first
week
of
July,
the
film
will
release
by
the
end
of
July.