As far as budget goes, the upcoming Telugu film Bhagmati is undoubtedly a whopper of a movie. The Malayali audience can look forward to this film as it features some known names from Mollywood, who are an important part of the cast. Jayaram, Unni Mukundan and the most recent addition— Asha Sarath will play important roles in this film which has Anushka Shetty in the lead.
The film directed by G. Ashok will see Asha debuting in Telugu after a successful stint in Tamil through the remake of Drishyam titled Papanasham and another film Thoongavanam both with Kamal Haasan. A source from the unit says that Asha will be playing the role of a CBI officer named Vaishnavi Reddy in Bhagmati. This was a role for which Bollywood actress Tabu was initially considered but could not be accommodated because of date issues. The film Bhagmati belongs to the thriller genre.
