Barely a few weeks after Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty’s Sandalwood debut with Phailwan was announced, the actor has signed yet another Kannada film.

Sources say that he has been roped in for another film, Pirangipur. In this film, which will star Sanchari Vijay in the pivotal role, Suniel will reportedly be seen in a negative role.

Phailwan meanwhile, will star Kiccha Sudeep in the lead.

Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeepa took to social media to announce the work during the film’s first schedule had been amazing.

He tweeted, “Everyone’s excitement & involvement made Phailwaan’s 1st schedule an awesome one. Loved every bit of it. The heat didn’t stop anyone from giving their best. Looking forward to the 2nd schedule with @SunielVShetty Anna asap. Thanks @krisshdop for ur wonderful hospitality (sic).”

The first look of Pirangipura is already out and is the buzz is positive. Touted to be a psychological thriller drama, Janardhana P Johnny would be directing the film.

Sources say that Suniel was drawn to be part of the film given the strong character written by Johnny.

The shooting will begin soon and Suniel will be joining the sets in August. Scenes involving him will reportedly by shot in Rajasthan, say sources. While there is no official confirmation yet, Suniel’s role in the film will reportedly be that of a king.

Further, there are reports that the director is planning to build an entire village set for the shooting. The technical crew of Pirangipura will be Shyam L Prasad for music and Jai Krishna for cinematography.

Suniel Shetty has acted in over 100 films in his long career. Though he has predominantly appeared in Hindi movies, he has also acted in Tamil, Malayalam and English films.

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