Directed by S Krishna, Pailwaan marks his collaboration with Sudeep for the second time after the massive success of Hebbuli in 2017. Pailwaan is being bankrolled by Krishna’s wife Swapna under their banner and it is their first production venture.
Sudeep plays a boxer and wrestler in this flick and being his first ever sports drama, he did undergo a lot of training to learn the nuances of the martial arts. The actor flew down to Thailand where he underwent rigorous training under the guidance of some experts.
It may be mentioned here that a video has been released on the making of Pailwaan and it has caught the attention of the movie buffs massively. In the video, there are clippings that show the efforts the star had put in to transform himself into a professional wrestler.
According to the latest reports, Sai Korrapati Varaahi Chalana Chithram a well-known production house which distributed KGF has bagged the distribution rights for the Telugu version of Pailwaan. The poster of the Telugu version of Pailwaan was unveiled by the Tollywood megastar Chiranjeevi which gave it a wide promo and this has upped the expectation levels already.
Reports are that the filmmakers will soon be sealing the deal with the distributors in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi film industries and the production house is targeting approximately 2,500 screens worldwide for it. Sources in the know say that three production houses are in the fray to bag the Hindi theatrical rights of this film and an official word would be out once the deal is struck.
Arjun Janya has been roped in to compose the tunes for Pailwaan while Karunakar will be cranking the camera.The film has Bollywood star Suneil Shetty in a pivotal role with Sushant Singh and Kabir Duhan Singh also included to the star cast. Reports are that plans are on to release Pailwaan in multiple Indian languages.
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