The makers of the upcoming action-drama film Maha Samudram celebrated its lead actor Sharwanand’s 37th birthday on Saturday by releasing the first-look motion poster of the movie. The Ajay Bhupathi directorial features actors Sharwanand, Siddharth, Aditi Rao Hydari and Anu Emmanuel in pivotal roles.

“From our Tale of #ImmeasurableLove Unveiling the Fierce First Look of  @ImSharwanand from #MahaSamudram  #HBDSharwanand ,” the tweet posted by AK Entertainments read. 

From our Tale of #ImmeasurableLove

Unveiling the Fierce First Look of @ImSharwanand from #MahaSamudram #HBDSharwanand ❤️@Actor_Siddharth @aditiraohydari @ItsAnuEmmanuel @DirAjayBhupathi @AnilSunkara1 @kishore_Atv @chaitanmusic @AKentsOfficialhttps://t.co/2lFuzrACTM pic.twitter.com/Cx4f1JGCfV

— AK Entertainments (@AKentsOfficial) March 6, 2021

Jaanu­-fame actor Sharwanand also shared the poster via his social media handle. Maha Samudram is scheduled to release on August 19.

From our Tale of #ImmeasurableLove

Unveiling my LOOK from #MahaSamudram @Actor_Siddharth @aditiraohydari @ItsAnuEmmanuel @DirAjayBhupathi @AnilSunkara1 @kishore_Atv @chaitanmusic @AKentsOfficialhttps://t.co/vTdLxtpLTG pic.twitter.com/1uh0TxVqYr

— Sharwanand (@ImSharwanand) March 6, 2021

Sharwanand’s co-stars took to social media to share birthday wishes for him. Aditi Rao Hydari shared the poster and wished him on his birthday. “Happy birthday Sharwa... have a super year! @ImSharwanand. From our tale of #ImmeasurableLove. Unveiling the fierce first look of @ImSharwanand from #MahaSamudram (sic),” the tweet read.

Happy birthday Sharwa... have a super year! @ImSharwanand

From our tale of #ImmeasurableLove

Unveiling the fierce first look of @ImSharwanand from #MahaSamudram https://t.co/4Z7YJsJTzo pic.twitter.com/5rgQjaoBy9

— Aditi Rao Hydari (@aditiraohydari) March 6, 2021

Actor Siddharth too shared the poster and wished Sharwanand. Siddharth is making his Tollywood comeback after almost eight years with Maha Samudram. "Check out this fierce first look of Birthday Boy @ImSharwanand from our #Mahasamudram. Have the best year brother. You're going to ace it. Full power! (sic),” Siddharth tweeted.

Check out this fierce first look of Birthday Boy @ImSharwanand from our #Mahasamudram

Have the best year brother. You're going to ace it. Full power! @aditiraohydari @DirAjayBhupathi pic.twitter.com/c1WGXdmLBf

— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) March 6, 2021

According to reports, the crew is currently shooting in Visakhapatnam, after wrapping up an important schedule in Goa. The technical crew of the movie comprises Chaitan Bharadwaj as the music composer, Anil Sunkara as the producer, who will be bankrolling the film under the banner of AK Entertainments, Raj Thota as the cinematographer and Praveen KL as the editor.

Sharwanand is also working on the Kishore Tirumala directorial Aadallu Meeku Joharlu, where he will be sharing the screen with Rashmika Mandanna. He also plays the lead role in Sreekaram, which is scheduled for release on March 11.