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  • UTV announces its first production in Telugu with superstar Mahesh Babu

    UTV announces its first production in Telugu with superstar Mahesh Babu

    MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has announced its first production in Telugu with superstar Mahesh Babu, to be written and directed by Koratala Siva of Mirchi film fame. The film will go on the floors in July 2014 and will be presented in association with Indira Productions.

     

    “We are extremely delighted to commence our journey in the Telugu film industry, which is the second biggest industry in India after Hindi films, with our own production starring superstar Mahesh Babu and director Koratala Siva, a popular writer and director in Telugu with many superhit films to his credit. We believe in the power of great storytelling and have proven the same in the South with our Malayalam and Tamil slate. Now we venture into Telugu cinema with a story which will appeal to all types of audiences and are gearing up to produce the film on the large scale it deserves,” said Disney UTV South business – studios chief G. Dhananjayan.

     

    Mahesh Babu said, “I am happy to be a part of UTV’s first Telugu Production, which is directed by Koratala Siva and presented in association with Indira Productions. Looking forward to the experience!”

     

    “It is a privilege to write and direct my third film with Disney UTV, that too with the superstar Mahesh Babu and I am looking forward to commence the pre-production immediately after my current assignment,” said writer-director Koratala Siva.

     

    The lead heroine, other artistes and technicians for the film are yet to be finalised.

  • Disney UTV to produce Tamil film Theeyaa Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru

    Disney UTV to produce Tamil film Theeyaa Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru

    MUMBAI: Disney UTV Studio has said that its next Tamil film would be titled Theeyaa Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru (Kumar! You‘ve Gotta Work Really Hard, Yaar!).

    Written and directed by Sundar C who had earlier directed the studio‘s superhit Kalakalappu, the film stars popular south stars Siddharth, Santhanam, Hansika, Ganesh Venkatraman and many others. The shooting for the film is currently in progress and it is scheduled to release in June 2013.

    Commented Disney UTV, Chief – South Business, Studios G. Dhananjayan, “Our association with Sundar C has been hugely successful with Kalakalappu in 2012 and we are glad to continue this with Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru this year.

    Comedy films have found a wide audience in South with many recent successes and we are hopeful to create another good film in this genre. We are working towards an eclectic slate for this year and this project is yet another step in that direction.”

    Sundar C, known as a ‘Genius of Comedy‘ in South Cinema, is presenting Siddharth in an interesting lead role for the first time along with Comedy Super Star‘ Santhanam and one of the top actresses of South Hansika. Ganesh Venkatraman in a pivotal role adds strength to the cast of the film.

    The film is to be shot at Kumbakonam, Hyderabad and Chennai.

    While Settai will be UTV‘s first film in Tamil this year; it will release in April. It will be followed by Theeyaa Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru that is to open in June. This will be later followed by the Gaurav and Vikram Prabhu starrer Sigaram Thodu in December 2013.