Rishab Shetty dons a new look for Naathuram

After playing a ‘defective’ detective in

Bell Bottom

, Rishab Shetty is doing a complete U-Turn in terms of his look and role in Naathuram. The muhurat of the film was held on Wednesday, and everything from his look to the character and genre Naathuram is in stark contrast to his other film.

A natural association with the name Naathuram is Godse, the man responsible for killing Mahatma Gandhi. “This is the conflict that my character faces in the film,” says Rishab, who essays the titular character. “My character is a positive person, and is a follower of Gandhi. The film, which has a political tone, is about the character, and has universal appeal,” says Rishab, adding that playing a man with some very serious thoughts that he has to portray subtly will be a challenge, since it comes quick on the heels of playing an out-and-out entertaining character, Detective Divakar, in Bell Bottom.

While the team is still looking for the female lead, Kishore and Achutha Kumar have been roped in to play important roles. Naathuram, which will go on floors in January-end, is written and directed by Vinu Balanja, with dialogues by Maasthi Manu.

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