Director Harish Shankar has always been famous for his over-the-top claims about the lead actors in his films. Praising Pooja Hegde at the pre-release event of ‘Valmiki’ was no different. He praised ger sky-high about her commitment and all.

Pooja Hegde has a special character in Varun Tej’s ‘Valmiki’ directed by Harish Shankar. The director clearly stated that he was thankful to Pooja for accepting a role that has minimal screen appearance in the movie.

He also said that he put up a special ‘Thank You’ card for Pooja in the title cards thanking her for accepting this special role despite playing bigger roles in other big films.

Even Pooja was seen praising the director to the skies saying that he always makes her perform better. There is a special remix song ‘Elluvochi Godaaralle’, yesteryear diva Sridevi’s chartbuster song with Shoban Babu that was picturised on Pooja and Varun Tej.

The director is Kind of overtly praising her since ‘Duvvada Jagannadham’. Let’s see if all the hype about her is good enough.