Updated On: 11 September, 2025 01:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The makers of DQ41 have confirmed Pooja Hedge as the lead actress of the film starring Dulquer Salman. Notably, the film marks the directorial debut of Ravi Nelakuditi and is expected to be a contemporary love story

Pooja Hegde DQ41
Pooja Hegde has been onboarded for Dulquer Salmaan’s much-anticipated upcoming project, DQ41. Notably, the film will mark the return of Pooja in Telugu cinema after nearly three years. Naturally, the announcement has already taken the internet by storm. Pooja was last seen in Shahid Kapoor starrer Deva, which was helmed by Rosshan Andrrews. The actress recently received widespread acclaim for her dance moves in the song Monica from Rajinikant's film Coolie.
On Thursday, SLV Cinemas made an official announcement revealing Pooja Hegde’s addition to the cast. They shared a short video in which it seems like Pooja is stepping into a girl-next-door avatar, with a simple appearance. The makers accompanied the video with a caption that read, “Welcoming the enchanting hegdepooja on board for DQ41 DQ and Pooja's chemistry will be magical on the big screens Stay tuned for more updates. SLVC10 Starring dulQuer Directed by ravinelakuditi9 Produced by sudhakarcheruk5 under SLVCinemasOffl Music by gvprakash Cinematography by AnayOmGoswamy Production design by artkolla”