To coincide with actor Nani’s birthday on February 24, the teams of his forthcoming films Tuck Jagadish and Shyam Singha Roy lined up updates. The teaser of Tuck Jagadish , unfolding to a folksy song composed by S S Thaman, gave a glimpse of what’s in store in this new film that marks the second collaboration of Nani and director Shiva Nirvana, after Ninnu Kori . Aishwarya Rajesh and Ritu Varma star in this film pitched as a family entertainer. Tuck Jagadish is scheduled to release on April 23.
Nani’s other film titled Shyam Singha Roy , for which the first look poster was revealed, is being directed by Rahul Sankrityan and the team is currently shooting in Kolkata. Said to be a supernatural thriller with a story of reincarnation, the film has on board actors Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, Madonna Sebastian and Rahul Ravindran.
Rang De , directed by Venky Atluri and starring Nithiin and Keerthy Suresh in the lead, is scheduled to release in theatres on March 26. The team shared a photograph featuring the director, lead actors, cinematographer P C Sreeram, V K Naresh and Vennela Kishore, and stated that they have completed filming and are working on the post-production.
Nithiin and Keerthy Suresh in ‘Rang De’
Among the other announcements this week, director Teja revealed that he is working on a sequel to his debut film Chitram (2000), which starred the late Uday Kiran and Reema Sen. Chitram 1.1 , Teja stated, will star 45 newcomers and commence filming in March.
Naresh Agastya who starred in the 2019 crime comedy Mattu Vadalara has signed a new film in which he will star alongside Rahul Vijay and Brahmanandam. The yet-untitled film written and directed by Harsha Pulipaka will also star Divya Sripada and is produced by Akhilesh Vardhan and Srujan Yarabolu. Sandeep Raj, the director of Colour Photo , is the dialogue writer for this film.
Meanwhile, actor Sri Simha Koduri of Mattu Vadalara has signed a new film titled Bhaag Saale , backed by Suresh Productions, Big Ben Cinemas and Madhura Entertainments, written and directed by Praneeth Bramandapally.
Published - February 24, 2021 04:36 pm IST
