On Mahesh Babu’s 41st birthday on 9 August, fans of the star were in for a treat: the announcement of his next film, which will be directed by Vamshi Paidipally. This film will be a bilingual and will follow Mahesh’s forthcoming film with A R Murugadoss, which will also be made in Tamil and Telugu. Producers, PVP Cinema made the announcement:
Many Happy Returns of the Day to our Super Star @urstrulyMahesh #HBDSuperstarMAHESH #MaheshBabu pic.twitter.com/8qXpcjfNhE
— PVP Cinema (@PVPCinema) August 9, 2016
A Times of India report said that Mahesh Babu had ‘shown an interest’ in the script and that its pre-production work had started in June.
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The film is expected to be a romantic thriller and a source tells us that the film might be shot extensively in the US. The last time Mahesh Babu acted in a thriller, was in 1- Nenokkadine (2014). Though the film was a box office failure, Mahesh’s performance received positive reviews. Director Vamshi Paidipally made the Telugu/Tamil film Oopiri/Thozha this year, starring Nagarjuna and Karthi. The film was fairly successful. Mahesh Babu’s previous release, Brahmotsavam was also announced as a bilingual project but was made as a Telugu film.
Meanwhile, the shooting of the A R Murugadoss project commenced last month. The film has actor S J Suryah and Rakul Preet Singh on board. Harris Jayaraj will compose the music, and Santosh Shivan is the cinematographer. The latest development is that stunt choreographers, Anbu and Arivu have joined the crew of this film.