Venkatesh's Asuran Remake Title Finalized?

Venkatesh Daggubati is coming up with the upcoming film, a remake of Dhanush starrer Asuran. Asuran, directed by Vetrimaaran, was a thriller set against casteism and received rave reviews for its theme.

Now the film is being remade in Tollywood and Venkatesh will play the lead role. Initially, it was rumored that Shriya Saran is playing the lead role. The latest news is that the team is planning to rope in Priyamani to play Manju Warrier’s role in the Venkatesh starrer.

The regular shooting of the upcoming film will commence from the last week of January. As per the latest buzz in the film circles, the team of Venkatesh starrer has decided Narappa as a working title for this movie. However, there is no official confirmation regarding this.

Director Srikanth Addala will be directing this upcoming film. The film will be bankrolled by Suresh Babu and the original producer Kalaipuli S Thanu, under Suresh Productions and V Creations. The cast and crew selection of Narappa is still in process. Currently, the movie is in the pre-production, Mani Sharma is on board to score the music for the film.

On the work front, Venkatesh was last seen in the film, Venky Mama, which was super hit at the box office.