South India’s top director Shankar has roped in actress Samantha to play the female lead in his new film with Vikram. As per reports, the film is based on a political subject revolving around cash for votes scam.

Reportedly, the Telugu version of the film has been titled Elections. The Tamil version is Therdal. However, the titles are not yet confirmed officially. This bilingual is produced by Aascar Ravichandran. A.R. Rahman is the music composer. P.C. Sreeram is the cinematographer. The film is likely to hi the floors soon.