17 June 2024
Hyderabad

On Ashok Galla’s birthday earlier this April, leading production houses Sithara Entertainments announced its 27th film with the actor in the lead. The untitled film marks the directorial debut of Udbhav who shot to fame with his stint as Chicago Subbarao on YouTube and subsequently went on to do projects like Permanent Roommates (web series) and Tillu Square (feature) in Telugu. At the time of announcement, Sithara also dropped a humorous poster, which features The Statue of Liberty, with goggles and headset, nonchalantly lounging on a sofa with a podcast mic in front and a coconut in the left hand.

The likes of Telugu talents like Sri Gouri Priya (Mail and Mad fame) and Rahul Vijay (Ee Maya Peremito and Kota Bommali PS fame) are already on board to essay key roles in the film, which is a quirky tale of youngsters caught between dreams and reality that leads to discovering themselves. It is set in the backdrop of the US. And now we’ve learnt that the makers have roped in Dorasani fame Shivathmika Rajasekhar as well for a pivotal role. “It’s a crazy character with a lot of prominence and depth and the actress has to undertake some prep before she faces the camera. In this regard, the director is planning to conduct a workshop of 10 days beginning next month to ensure that his actors get a fair inkling of what their characters are before the principal photography rolls next month itself with a one week schedule in Hyderabad. The unit is planning to shoot in New York and its surrounding areas from August. The shooting part should conclude by October-end,” a source close to the development tells us.

The source adds that the makers have roped in Ori Devuda fame Leon James as the composer. “The film’s story demands a young, lively and peppy soundtrack and the makers felt Leon was the right man for the job given his resume. The music sessions with him have already begun,” the source concludes.

-NAGARAJ GOUD