Ever since reports emerged that director Puri Jagannadh met Kannada star Yash, it led to reports that the director is in talks with the star to rope him in for Jana Gana Mana after Vijay Deverakonda walked out. According to an Indian Express report, Jana Gana Mana was scripted with Yash in mind and he was the top contender for the role right from the beginning.
Reports say that Puri Jagannadh intends to make Jana Gana Mana in Telugu and Kannada and release it in multiple languages; therefore, considering Yash’s pan Indian appeal after the massive success of KGF, decided to cast him in the film.
We also hear that Puri Jagannadh has another script for Vijay Deverakonda and it is titled Fighter. Meanwhile, the star is busy with an untitled film that is being directed by debutant Vinod and bankrolled by V Ananda Prasad under his banner. The film is touted to be a family drama set in Guntur. Reports suggest that it the story is about the travails of a middle-class family and Vijay Deverakonda plays a boy from such a family. Varsha Bollamma has been roped in to play the female lead.
Puri Jagannadh’s recent release was iSmart Shankar. The film, starring Ram Pothineni, Nabha Natesh and Nidhhi Agerwal, hit the marquee on July 18. It was bankrolled by actor Charmee along with Puri Jagannadh. iSmart Shankar has Brahmanandam, Rao Ramesh, Tanikella Bharani and Pavithra Lokesh among others in supporting roles. Mani Sharma composed the music for this flick with Raj Thota cranking the camera and Junaid Siddiqui in charge of the editing. Shaik Jonny is the art director of iSmart Shankar with stunts choreographed by Real Satheesh.
Meanwhile, shooting for Yash’s KGF 2 is also in progress. KGF: Chapter 1 and 2 is directed by Prashanth Neel, who has also written the story, screenplay and dialogues for the film. Vijay Kiragandur is producing the project under his banner Hombale Films.
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