Dhruva Sarja’s Pogaru is in progress with the filmmakers eyeing a December release. Reports are that the film will be out at the theatres on December 27. Another interesting detail that has emerged about Pogaru is that the film will be released in Kannada and Telugu.

We hear that it will appeal to the Telugu audiences as well, following which the decision was made. The trailer of the Kannada version will be unveiled on October 24 and the Telugu trailer will be out two weeks later.

Directed by Nanda Kishore, Pogaru features Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. Dhananjay has been roped in to play the baddie in this flick. Raghavendra Rajkumar and Mayuri are playing pivotal roles as well. The technical crew of this film includes V Hari Krishna for music and Vijay Milton for cinematography. Pogaru is bankrolled by BK Gangadhar under his banner.

The first schedule was successfully completed last year and the team went on a long break. While rumors were that the producers were not happy with the script and it needed some fine-tuning, it was clarified later that the delay in the second schedule was due to the fact that Dhruva had to gain weight. He had shed close of 30 kilos to play a school boy, which was shot in the first schedule and took time to regain the lost weight.

French bodybuilder Morgan Aste, popularly known as ‘The Big Rock’, American professional bodybuilder Kai Green, International Athlete-Evolution Sports Nutrition, John Lucas and German fitness sensation Jo Linder have been signed up for the film. An important action sequence, which will form the film’s climax, will feature the lead star Dhruva Sarja and the bodybuilders.

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