Actress Tamannaah Bhatia has been roped in to feature in a special song in upcoming Telugu-Kannada bilingual film "Jaguar", which marks the acting debut of Nikhil Kumar, grandson of ex prime minister HD Deve Gowda.

"Really glad Tamannaah has agreed to star in a special song, which will be a major plus to the film. The song will be lavishly shot in a specially erected set in Annapurna Studios from September 5," read a statement.

Directed by A. Mahadev, the film is gearing up for release on October 7 on the occasion of Dussehra.

Tipped to be made on a budget of Rs. 75 crore, the film also stars Jagapathi Babu, Raghu Babu, Ramya Krishnan and Brahmanandam.

The film's story is by "Baahubali" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" writer Vijayendra Prasad.