"Pooja went to Andaman and Nicobar for shooting in early June and is expected to return in the first week of July. She will shoot a major part of the schedule there," a source told IANS.

The actress will be seen as the leading lady in Suriya's film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj. It also stars Jayaram, Joju George and Karunakaran among other actors in important roles.

The source said, "Pooja plays the lead role in the film which takes the story forward and will also be seen in a very different look."

The film's soundtrack is composed by Santhosh Narayanan, who has composed music for films like 'Pizza', 'Jigarthanda', 'Iruthi Suttru', 'Saala Khadoos', 'Iraivi', 'Gulu Gulu' and 'Anweshipin Kandetham' . , He has also worked in the upcoming film 'Kalki 2898 AD' starring Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Prabhas and Deepika Padukone.

Apart from 'Surya 44', Pooja is set to star in 'Deva' with Shahid Kapoor and 'Sanaki' with Ahan Shetty. Apart from this, he also has a deal for three films with a big production house in the South.

It was in 2012 when Pooja made her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film 'Mugamoodi' starring Jeeva. After this he acted in the Telugu film 'Oka Laila Kosam'. In 2014, the 33-year-old actress made her Bollywood debut with Hrithik Roshan's 'Mohenjo Daro', based on the Indus Valley Civilization.

In 2021, the actress was named seventh on Forbes India's Most Influential Stars of South Cinema on Instagram.

The actress was last seen in Salman Khan starrer 'Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan'. It also includes Shehnaz Gill, Raghav Juyal and Palak Tiwari.