Actor Vijay Deverakonda, who is awaiting the release of his action film Liger directed by Puri Jagannadh, is set to collaborate again with the latter, for a pan-Indian film titled Jana Gana Mana that will also feature Hindi actor Janhvi Kapoor, as per a report by Cinema Express.
The upcoming film will mark Kapoor’s debut in the Telugu film industry, and will be backed by filmmaker Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions, in association with Jagannadh’s venture, Puri Connects. With the tagline, ‘Love India – Hate Indians’, the film is set to go on floors in February, in the US.
The report mentions a source, who said, “The team is gearing up to leave for the USA in the first week of February and will be filming crucial portions on Vijay Deverakonda and others in this schedule. Puri is determined to complete the entire production by August and release the film in the last quarter of this year.”
Jana Gana Mana is expected to be a story that will provide a “contemporary take” on the “gruesome murders, rape cases, and crimes” that took place in India, in the last few years. “What’s so unique about the film is that all the characters speak in their native language. There won’t be any subtitles or disclaimers,” the source added.
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Meanwhile, Deverakonda’s Liger, a pan-Indian project, is set to hit theatres on August 25. The film will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. It is also backed by Puri Connects and Dharma Productions, along with Charmee Kaur and Apoorva Mehta. It will star Hindi actor Ananya Panday in her Telugu debut as well as actor Ramya Krishnan. Veteran American boxer Mike Tyson, will also feature as a prominent character, in the film.
In an earlier conversation with Silverscreen India, Vamsi Shekar, Liger‘s publicity manager, mentioned that the Arjun Reddy star will be seen essaying the role of a mixed martial artist.