Post the success of the Baahubali franchise actor Rana Daggubati gained a pan India image which has fetched him projects in Bollywood. Rana now awaits the release of Akshay Kumar’s Housefull 4 directed by Farhad Samji, in which he will be seen playing two important characters, Raja Gama and Pappu Rangeela. The film has a bevy of stars including Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Kriti Kharbanda and Pooja Hegde.
Apart from this project in Bollywood Rana also has Ajay Devgn's Bhuj: The Pride of India which is based on Indo-Pak war of 1971. This film is directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya.
Meanwhile, sources say Rana's Hiranyakashyapa has been put in the cold storage. The historical film was announced a few years ago but the project required extensive pre-production work which has delayed its start. Furthermore, with Rana off to the US to take care of health-related issues, it seems like the project won’t take off anytime soon. Sources in the know say that acting in a film like Hiranyakashyapa requires some grueling schedules the start and it is unlikely to happen in the next one year.
Guna Sekar has been roped in to direct the film and Rana’s father and well-known producer D Suresh Babu will be bankrolling it under the banner of Suresh Productions. According to reports from tinsel town, the filmmakers have earmarked a big budget for this film as it requires extravagant sets.
Rana currently has Virata Parvam needing his focus. It will be a romantic film, but will also have a lot of action and politics included to make the narration interesting. The film has Rana Daggubati playing a cop while Sai Pallavi will be seen as a Naxalite in love with the cop. According to the buzz doing rounds, Rana will be sporting a lean look for his upcoming film Virata Parvam. As this is a period film, the actor was required to shed weight, say sources. The film is directed by Venu Udugula of Naadi Needi Oke Kadha fame. Tabu, Priyamani, Eswari Rao and Zareena Wahab have been roped in to play the supporting roles in it.
Virata Parvam is bankrolled by Rana’s father Suresh Babu Daggubati in association with Sudhakar Cherukuri. Suresh Bobbili has been roped in to compose music for this flick.