It is well known that Kannada star Kiccha Sudeep will be playing an important role in the upcoming Tollywood biopic, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. His first look in it has been released and it looks like he has an interesting role to play in the film. Clad in a full black outfit replete with a turban, Sudeep will be seen as Avuku Raja in it. The Kannada star is not new to the Telugu film industry as he has carved a niche for himself with two big hits, Eega and Baahubali, both of which were directed by SS Rajamouli.
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is one of the most expected biopic as it has the mega star Chiranjeevi playing the title role. The first look teaser of the film was unveiled to celebrate the birthday of Chiranjeevi and it became the most viewed teaser in Tollywood, after clocking 12 million views in less than 24 hours. The film has a bevy of stars in the cast and that includes Amitabh Bachchan, Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Tamannaah, Jagapathi Babu, Nasser, Huma Qureshi, Pragya Jaiswal and Ravi Kishan.
R. Rathnavelu is the cameraman for this film with Amit Trivedi roped in for composing the tunes and A Sreekar Prasad for editing. The screen play for this biopic has been penned by its director Surrender Reddy and the dialogues have been written by Sai Madhav Burra. The shooting of this film began last year and a major portion of it has been completed so far. Made on a budget of around Rs 300 crores, the film is being bankrolled by Ram Charan under his banner Konidela Production Company. It will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.
Sye Raa is a historical set in the 18th century. The film will have Chiru in a totally different get-up which has the expectation levels go up among his fans. It is scheduled for release later this year or early next and the exact release date is expected to be announced officially soon.
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