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TollywoodDirected by Srikanth Addala, the action-drama is a remake of the 2019 Tamil blockbuster hit ‘Asuran’.Digital NativeCourtesy..TwitterTollywood star Venkatesh has been roped in to play the lead role in the action-drama Narappa, which is a remake of the 2019 Tamil blockbuster hit Asuran. The makers have now revealed a video glimpse of the movie and fans have been left spellbound by a fierce-looking Venkatesh as the middle-aged titular character. The Bgm of this bit is from the original, though the music director for the remake is Mani Sharma. Narappa is directed by Srikanth Addala and reports say that the film might be loosely based on the Karamchedu massacre which happened in 1985, when a large group of Kamma landlords attacked a Dalit colony resulting in the killing of six Dalits and grievous injuries to 20 more. Initially, it was rumoured that Shriya Saran was likely to play Manju Warrier’s role from the original.
- 12/13/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
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TollywoodDirected by Srikanth Addala, the film is the remake of the hit Tamil film ‘Asuran’ starring Dhanush.Digital NativeThe shooting of the Asuran Telugu remake Naarappa went on the floors earlier this year. Tollywood star Venkatesh Daggubati is all set to play Dhanush’s role from the original. The team wrapped up shooting a major portion of the film in Rayalaseema and other locations before the lockdown and then the shooting came to a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic. The latest update is that the project will resume shooting from October or November with proper sanitation and safety precautions as the makers have to can big action sequences with minimum 150 members on the sets and that cannot happen with the latest regulations in place. The team plans to complete it in one single schedule. Naarappa, a remake of the hit Tamil film Asuran which was based on the novel Vekkai by Poomani,...
- 9/7/2020
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
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TollywoodSujeeth has opted out of the project due to creative differences.Digital NativeDigital NativeThe Telugu remake of Malayalam blockbuster Lucifer will star Chiranjeevi in the titular role originally played by Mohanlal. The latest update is that Sujeeth has opted out of the project due to creative differences and Chiranjeevi has handed over the reins to Vv Vinayak, who had recently directed Chiranjeevi in his comeback Telugu film, Khaidi No 150. As per a Cinema Express report, “Vinayak met Chiru in Bengaluru and the director is more than excited to take up this assignment. The duo has mutually agreed to not make any changes and go ahead with a near beat-for-beat recreation of the original,” a source was quoted as saying. Chiranjeevi will begin working on the project as soon as he completes shooting for Koratala Siva’s upcoming Telugu action-drama Acharya. In September last year, speaking at the pre-release event of...
- 9/4/2020
- by Luke
- The News Minute
TollywoodThe film's production will begin next year.Digital NativeVeteran actor Venkatesh is all set to collaborate with director Vv Vinayak for an upcoming film. Sources in the know say that it will be a complete commercial entertainer that will have a good share of action. Director Vinayak has confirmed the news about the collaboration to Cinema Express, “I recently met Venkatesh garu and requested that we should do a film together soon. He liked the storyline and agreed to come on board. The project will start rolling next year as he is involved with a couple of projects and I am doing Seenayya.” According to reports, Nallamalapu Bujji will bankroll this film under his banner Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. The film go on the floors next summer. It may be noted here that Venkatesh and Vv Vinayak has worked together in Lakshmi, released in 2006. Meanwhile, Venkatesh will also be starring...
- 10/26/2019
- by Balakrishna
- The News Minute
TollywoodAs expected, it will be an action film, but will also have strong emotional scenes.Digital NativeAce stunt director Peter Hein had always evinced his interest in wielding the megaphone. And finally his dream is all set to come true. Reports are that he has a script ready and Nallamalapu Bujji will be bankrolling the project under his banner. As expected, it will be an action film, but will also have strong emotional scenes. On the progress of the project, producer Nallamalapu Bujji has said, “The preproduction work is on in full swing, and we are planning to launch the film during Dasara. Meanwhile, Pieter is working on the final cast and crew to be on board the project.” As a stunt choreographer, Peter Hein has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada film industries but his directorial debut will be in Telugu. He has won numerous awards in his career,...
- 9/5/2019
- by Luke
- The News Minute
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