Vijay Deverakonda’s next film with Puri Jagannadh which is named Fighter marks Ananya Panday’s debut in Tollywood.There were news that Ananya’s real-life father and Bollywood actor Chunky Panday will be seen as her on-screen father in Fighter. In an interview with with a leading daily, Chunky denied the allegations and said that he has not been roped in to play any role in Fighter.
Back in February, before the world went into a Covid-19 lockdown, director Puri Jagannadh announced that Ananya will be playing the female lead opposite Vijay in Fighter.The ace director wrote on his social media account, “Happy to Welcome on board Gorgeous @ananyapanday for our Pan India venture with my hero @TheDeverakonda produced by @karanjohar @Charmmeofficial @apoorvamehta18 Having fun directing this cool venture” Ananya thanked the director and wrote, “Couldn’t be more excited to join a pan-India film. Thank you @purijagan, for this opportunity! Looking forward to a super fun time on the set. #AnanyaPandayVijayDeverakonda.
Reportedly, Vijay underwent mixed martial arts training for his role in the film and that he will be sport six-pack abs in it. The film was expected to hit the big screens in summer 2020 release. However, the makers will make an official release date after the Corona pandemic ends. Fighter is a multi-lingual film and it will be released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
