Krishnarjuna Yuddam pre-release event on March 31, release on April 12

Natural Star Nani is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming action entertainer ‘

Krishnarjuna Yudham

’. Written and directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, the film shows the actor in a dual role, - Krishna and rock star Arjun. The makers held a press meet yesterday in Hyderabad to make their stand clear on the release date of ‘Krishnarjuna Yudham’.

They have confirmed the film’s release on April 12, with a pre-release event being planned on March 31 in Tirupati. The film marks the second dual role film for Nani and third directorial film for Merlapaka Gandhi after ‘Venkatadri Express’ and ‘Express Raja’. Gandhi has penned an interesting story that shows Nani in two different shades, says the source.