Samantha Ruth Prabhu left everyone on the edge of their seats with her performance in the 2022 film Yashoda. While it started off as a drama, it soon took a thrilling turn. However, it received mixed reactions from both critics and the audience. Some found the film’s plot interesting, while others called it a half-baked story. Nevertheless, the film was widely watched on Amazon Prime Video.
Despite mixed reviews, the movie has piqued the interest of audiences to know whether it is based on a true story. It follows the story of a young woman who arrives at a surrogacy center, only to uncover a shocking truth behind it. The movie’s official synopsis reads, “An innocent woman, Yashoda, agrees to be a surrogate mother due to her circumstances. She then finds herself trapped in a world of uncertainties. Amidst a myriad of politicians, doctors, and powerful people, how does she battle her way out?”
Is Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Yashoda inspired by true events?
Ahead of Yashoda’s release, writer-director duo K Hari Shankar and Hareesh Narayan discussed the story’s origin. In an interview with Pinkvilla, the two revealed that the film was based on a true incident. However, they did add some psychological thrill to the story.
They said, “The backdrop of the story is about a crime which is happening without the knowledge of anyone in society. The crime which we are showing is based on a true incident but we have added some psychological thriller flavour to it. It is about a crime that is confronted by a normal girl when she learns about it. How she exposes the plot.”
In addition to Samantha Ruth Prabhu, the cast includes Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar and Unni Mukundan. The film also features Rao Ramesh, Sampath Raj, Murali Sharma, Madhurima, Kalpika Ganesh, and more.
On the work front, Samantha Ruth Prabhu will play a spy in the upcoming web series Citadel: Honey Bunny. The show, a spin-off of Priyanka Chopra’s Citadel, also stars Varun Dhawan in the lead role. Besides this, Maa Inti Bangaram is another one of her upcoming projects to look forward to.
