Vijay Devarakonda is currently shooting for his upcoming film titled 'Fighter' directed by Puri Jagganadh. Upcoming Bollywood actress Ananya Pandey of 'SOTY2' fame has been roped in as the leading lady opposite Vijay in this pan-Indian film. The makers made the announcement on their social media page on Twitter. 

Happy to Welcome on board Gorgeous @ananyapandayy for our Pan India venture with @TheDeverakonda directed by @purijagan, produced by @karanjohar @Charmmeofficial @apoorvamehta18

Let the Madness begin💪🏻@DharmaMovies @PuriConnects #PCfilm#AnanyaPandayVijayDeverakonda pic.twitter.com/KqojVmBouO

— Puri Connects (@PuriConnects) February 20, 2020

Vijay Devarakonda also welcomed Ananya on his Twitter page.

Ananyaa 🤗❤

And we warmly welcome you to the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam industries 🤘🏼 https://t.co/5LbWZwhutf

— Vijay Deverakonda (@TheDeverakonda) February 20, 2020

Touted to be a pan-Indian film, it will release in Hindi and all south Indian languages. Vijay Devarakonda underwent rigorous training and flew to Thailand to learn mixed martial arts and other fight forms for his role. Ramya Krishnan, Ronit Roy, Vishu Reddy, Aali and Getup Srinu are also part of the cast. The film is bankrolled by Puri Jagganadh, Charmee Kaur, Apoorva Mehta and Karan Johar.