As promised, the makers of
Venkatesh
Daggubati’s upcoming film ‘Narappa’ have dropped the special teaser on the eve of the veteran actor’s 60th birthday on Sunday. While the rustic actioner will showcase both the young and old version of the senior hero, the 26-second glimpse featured only the latter in an intense mood. With a sickle in hand, Venkatesh looks fierce as he preps up to attack his enemies. The background score composed for the original
Dhanush starrer has been retained in
Narappa
as well and it is electrifying.
After the postponement of proceedings due to lockdown, the shooting of ‘Narappa’ has resumed in the first week of November and according to reports, the makers have shot some crucial climax scenes on the principal cast which include Venkatesh,
Priyamani, Rao Ramesh, Rajeev Kanakala and others. The portions featuring the younger version of the protagonist are left to be canned.
While Priyamani is stepping into the shoes of
Manju Warrier in this Telugu remake of ‘
Asuran
’, Kollywood beauty
Amala Paul is likely to play the role essayed by Ammu Abhirami in the original. Directed by ‘Kotha Bangaru Lokam’ fame Srikanth Addala, the remake went on floors in January at Uravakonda in Anantapur district and a high-octane action sequence has been canned on Venkatesh & Co at the Theri Kaadu desert.
Narappa is jointly bankrolled by original producer Kalaipuli S Thanu and Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions and V Creations Banner. While Mani Sharma has been roped in to compose the music, Shyam K Naidu is handling the camera.
Directed by Vetrimaaran, the original version titled “Asuran” addressed several social issues like land grabbing, oppression, caste injustice and discrimination.