Chennai, Oct 1 (IANS): Actress Anushka Shetty is unlikely to sign any new film in the near future as she is extremely busy shooting for Telugu period-drama "Rudhramadevi" and Tamil-Telugu bilingual "Baahubali", said a source close to her.

Anushka is shooting for "Rudhramadevi" and "Baahubali" simultaneously. Both films are expected to release next year.

"She has been extremely busy with both the projects. Since both are very important projects, she is giving it as much time as possible. I don't think she will sign any new film at least for the next six months because she really doesn't have the time for a new project," the source close to Anushka told IANS.

"Since 'Baahubali' happens to be a bilingual and was started after 'Rudhramadevi' went on floors, much of her time is being invested in the former. She also spent lot of time training in horse riding and sword fighting for these films," he added.

Anushka is also awaiting the release of Tamil romantic-drama "Irandam Ulagam", for which she completed shooting earlier this year.

In fact, Anushka hasn't signed any new film since the beginning of 2013 because she has been occupied with the her prior commitments.

She has had three releases so far this year - "Alex Pandian", "Mirchi" and "Singam 2".