RGV all set to make his Sandalwood debut with 'Killing Veerappan'
25 Jun 2015 3:09 PM IST25 Jun 2015 3:09 PM IST
RGV all set to make his Sandalwood debut with 'Killing Veerappan'
The Satya director Ram Gopal Varma has officially started Killing Veerappan! His debut venture in Sandalwood Killing Veerappan starring Dr Shivarajkumar was officially launched last week. Photo: Twitter- The movie is tentatively slated for release in October, and the first theatrical trailer will be released on July 12 on Shivanna’s birthday. Also, Allan Amin, the top action director of Bollywood of the fame of Satya, dhoom2, Rang De Basanti will be
- However, Killing Veerappan will not feature the episode of Dr Rajkumar kidnap, and according to the director, the film will focus on the true incidents which are still largely unknown to the public. “A year and half before he was killed will be the
- The movie will primarily be made in Kannada and Hindi simultaneously, and will also be dubbed in both Telugu and Tamil languages.
- The director also said that this role was his lead actor's 'deadliest role' yet.
- He also added, “I could connect very well with Shivanna, who liked my narration. Shivanna was one of them who had gone through tough situation when his father the legendary late Dr Rajkumar was kidnapped by Veerappan. He was my natural choice and as
- He further stated, "I pushed it further, and no one other than Dr Shivarajkumar came to my mind when I thought of incorporating ‘that’ character for big screen."
- “He (Veerappan) is one of the most talked about person, and one of the deadliest man hunt ever in the crime history of Asia. I wanted to do a film but when I heard about a character which played a vital role in killing Veerappan," said Mr Varma.
- The director revealed that he wanted to do a movie based on the ‘true life’ of slain forest brigand Veerappan for ten-years and finally got to it.
- The film crew held a press meet with stars like V. Ravichandran, Upendra, Puneeth Rajkumar, music composer Gurukiran talked about their director, both off and on screen.
The Satya director Ram Gopal Varma has officially started Killing Veerappan! His debut venture in Sandalwood Killing Veerappan starring Dr Shivarajkumar was officially launched last week. Photo: Twitter
RGV all set to make his Sandalwood debut with 'Killing Veerappan'
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