Actress Shriya Saran, who has a dull innings so far in Tollywood, has signed a Telugu new film. According to sources, she will play an important role as an 'apsara' in Mohan Babu’s upcoming magnum opus Ravana Brahma.

This mythological film, directed by K Raghavendra Rao, has Mohan Babu playing the lead role as King Ravana. The buzz is that Mohan Babu is planning to rope in several high profile actors and actresses for this film.

A leading newspaper reported that Mohan Babu had approached Sridevi to play a crucial role. Details of the film will be announced soon. If all goes well, the film will hit the screens by next year.