Is ‘Monica’ star Pooja Hegde marking her Telugu comeback in a love story with Dulquer Salmaan? Here is what we know |

Pooja Hegde is currently receiving rave reviews for her latest special appearance in the song ‘Monica’ from the much-awaited Tamil action thriller ‘Coolie,’ starring superstar Rajinikanth. Now, the latest reports suggest that the actress is making her long-awaited Tollywood comeback. According to a report by Gulte, after a long hiatus from Telugu cinema, Pooja is apparently in discussions to star in a new love story opposite Dulquer Salmaan. It sounds like it will mark the directorial debut of Ravi, an unknown from the world of Telugu cinema, and is being produced by the makers of ‘Dasara’ and the upcoming film ‘Paradise.’ Although she has not yet signed the dotted line, reports state that Pooja is leaning towards accepting the script and might be signing soon.Pooja’s last full-fledged Telugu film was ‘Acharya’, which she signed back in 2020. She has spent limited time in Tollywood since, making a small appearance in ‘F3’, and was a member of ‘Guntur Kaaram’, however, she exited the film during the early production phase. Though she has not had success in Telugu cinema recently, she has a huge fan base. Her last major Telugu success was ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’, which remains one of the highest-grossing Telugu films in recent times.Shift to Tamil and Hindi filmsIn the meantime, she has spent the last year working in Tamil and Hindi. In Tamil films, she worked opposite Vijay in ‘Beast’, and has multiple other projects in the works, such as ‘Retro’ and the upcoming films ‘Jana Nayagan,’ and ‘Coolie’.If reports are to be believed and Dulquer is a part of the film, then, it will be his third outing after his two super hits with the romance drama ‘Sita Raman’ and finance drama film ‘Lucky Bhaskar’.