Veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu has been roped in to play a pivotal role in Samantha’s mythological love drama Shakuntalam, say sources close to the movie unit.
Mohan Babu will be seen as Durvasa Maharshi in Shakuntalam. He has signed the dotted line and will be joining the sets soon.
Mohan Babu has the knack of delivering powerful performances in mythological epics and the makers of Shakuntalam have bought him on-board to play an author-backed role in the film.
Samantha had already joined the sets of the big-budget mythological love drama.
The film is directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Neelima Guna. Malayali actor Dev Mohan plays Dushyantha.
