Arjun Janya announces his directorial debut with 45 (Kannada)
Ace music director Arjun Janya, who is known for his chartbusters Mungaru Male 2 and Bhajarangi is all set to don the director’s hat for the first time. The action entertainer is titled 45 and features a star studded cast which includes Dr. Shivarajkumar, Upendra and Rj B Shetty. While plot details are yet to be revealed, the film officially went on floors recently in Mysore.
The film is said to be a philosophical action movie, which Arjun Janya is writing himself, while also composing the music. Produced by Ramesh Reddy under the Suraj Productions banner, the film will see Satya Hegde handle the cinematography while M Prakash will be handling the editing.
Kichcha Sudeepa starrer to launch on June 1 (Kannada)
Post the successful run of the adventure-thriller film Vikrant Rona, Kichcha Sudeepa had announced the lineup of his next three films. He recently announced on his social media handle that the teaser for one of the films will be filmed on May 22nd and that the film will be launched on June 1st.
There is no confirmation on which of the three films will go on floors first. One of them will be a film with Vikrant Rona director Anup Bhandari, which has been titled Billa Ranga Basha. Other projects also include films with directors Venkat Prabhu and Nanda Kishore, as well as collaborations with producers Kalaipuli S Thanu and Lyca Productions.
Akhil’s Agent gets an OTT release date (Telugu)
The makers of the Akhil Akkineni starrer Agent announced that the film will be streaming on SonyLiv from May 19th. The spy-thriller is directed by Surender Reddy and also stars Mammootty, Dino Morea and Sakshi Vaidya in lead roles. Written by Vakkantham Vamsi, the film features cinematography by Rasool Ellore, editing by Naveen Nooli and music by HipHop Tamizha. The film opened to negative reviews and disappointing box office numbers on April 28th.
Trailer of Jackson Bazaar Youth out (Malayalam)
The trailer of Shamal Sulaiman’s quirky action comedy Jackson Bazaar Youth was released this week. The film, which co-stars Lukman Avaran, Indrans, Jaffer Idukki, Chinnu Chandni, Abhiram Radhakrishnan, Fahim Safar, and Anagha Ashok, follows the lives of bandmates of the titular band, who get embroiled in a world of crime. The film has music by Govind Vasantha.
Naga Chaitanya’s Custody gets a trailer (Telugu)
The makers of Naga Chaitanya’s bilingual Custody recently released the official trailer of the film. The action film sees Naga Chaitanya play a cop who is protecting the antagonist played by Arvind Swamy from the rest of the police officers. The film also stars Krithi Shetty and R Sarathkumar in lead roles.
Written and directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film is shot both in Tamil and Telugu. While Custody marks Prabhu’s debut in the Telugu industry, it also marks Chaitanya’s debut in the Tamil industry. The makers have said that the film will be an out and out action entertainer. With music by Ilaiyaraja and Yuvan Shankar Raja, and cinematography by SR Kathir, Custody is all set to release on May 12th.