Happening beauty Pooja Hegde is the most sought after actress in Tollywood at present. She is currently busy shooting for her upcoming film Valmiki which has Varun Tej in the lead role. The first look of the Maharshi actress has been unveiled this Sunday and she is seen in a traditional avatar in the poster.

Pooja is playing the role of a conventional village belle role as Sridevi and she is spotted riding a bicycle in the poster. After playing glamorous roles in her previous outings, Pooja has gone for a completely different makeover for this role. Valmiki is an official remake of Tamil hit Jigarthanda. The gangster drama has Atharva Murali in a significant role.

Directed by Harish Shankar, Valmiki is nearing completion and is slated for release in September.