Anushka Shetty to play Rani of Jhansi in 'Sye Raa'

Anushka Shetty became popular ever since she essayed the titular character in Arundathi. It was a historical and the role fitted her perfectly. Later, she was seen other in other historical movies such as Rudrama Devi and Baahubali: The Beginning and Conclusion.

And now, we hear that she is playing the role of Rani of Jhansi, Laxmi Bai, in the upcoming historical Sye Raa. It is well known that Jhansi Rani’s role in the 1857 revolt was very important, therefore, we can expect her cameo to be crucial.

Recently, there were reports of Anushka suffering a fracture in the leg while shooting for Sye Raa and this had her fans worried. However, we hear that she is fine and currently is in the US shooting for her upcoming film Nishabdam.   

Putting an end to all rumours about her health condition by writing on her social media page, “I am hale, healthy and happy shooting in Seattle. Love you all.”

Actress Tammannah Bhatia is also playing an important role in Sye Raa. The actor reportedly is wearing some of the best and expensive costumes in the movie. According to reports, she will be seen in a new light in this period flick and her performance will be top notch. We also hear that Nayanthara is playing the role of Sidhamma in the film.

Sye Raa is being bankrolled by Chiru’s son and actor Ram Charan Teja under his home banner Konidela Production Company on a budget of Rs 200 crore. The film has Telugu mega star Chiranjeevi in the titlular role. It also has a bevy of stars from different film industries including Amitabh Bachchan who will be seen making a guest appearance as Gosayi Venkanna. Apparently, he plays Uyyalalwada Narasimha’s mentor in the film.

The others in the star cast are Vijay Sethupathi, Jagapathi Babu, Kiccha Sudeep, Pragya Jaiswal and Brahmaji. R. Rathnavelu is the cameraman for this film, with A Sreekar Prasad editing it and Amit Trivedi wielding the music baton. It is a trilingual that will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

The post-production of Sye Narasimha Reddy is progressing at a good speed with its release scheduled later this year.

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