The latest buzz is that Vijayendra Prasad will be working on a Kannada movie soon. Sources in the know say that Kannada actor Manoj Puttur and the writer met in Hyderabad recently, during which they discussed a story. The ball has been set rolling and the project is expected to go on the floors in March next year. Touted to be a high-budget film, it will be released in multiple languages, including Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, say sources. Vijayendra Prasad is not new to Sandalwood, as he has earlier worked in films like Kurubana Rani, Appaji and Pandu Ranga Vittala.
The writer is currently associated with the biggie RRR aka Roudram Ranam Rudhiram, which is again being directed by his son, Rajamouli. He has also penned the story for Thalaivi, a biopic on late actor-politician J Jayalalithaa, starring Kangana Ranaut in the titular role and directed by AL Vijay. RRR has Ram Charan playing the role of Alluri Seetharamaraju while Jr NTR will be seen as Komaram Bheem. Both of them play freedom fighters in this fictional drama that is set in the pre-Independence era. Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt will be making their debut in the south Indian film circuit with this film. MM Keeravani is on board to compose the tunes, KK Senthil Kumar for cinematography and A Sreekar Prasad for editing. RRR is bankrolled by DVV Dhanayya under his banner DVV Entertainments on a budget of Rs 300 crore.
