When director Puri Jagannadh announced his next film with Tamil star Vijay Sethupathi, it surprised the trade and fans. Moreso because many looked at their collaboration as ‘unusual’ given their respective styles of work. Also, since Vijay hasn’t had a straight Telugu film hitherto, the project quickly garnered a lot of attention. And with names like Tabu, Samyuktha and Duniya Vijay joining the cast, the project had slowly turned out to be all the more exciting.

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The title and teaser of Vijay Sethupathi’s film to be released on September 28, to coincide with Puri Jagannadh’s birthday

Teaser on Puri Jagannadh’s birthday

The film has commenced shooting a couple of months in Hyderabad and is presently progressing briskly. To keep the buzz alive, the makers announced that the film’s title and teaser will be released on September 28, to coincide with Puri Jagannadh’s birthday. The makers confirmed the development on the official social media handle. The news has certainly excited the fans as they are curious to see how the director showcased Vijay Sethupathi. Tipped as a new-age social drama, Rumours are rife that Vijay will be seen in a surprising role filled with grey shades. Speaking about Puri Jagannadh, Vijay earlier stated that the filmmaker is a legend. “Working with him is a great experience and I enjoyed being with him on the film sets every day. I am fascinated by how he writes the dialogues and executes them.”

Vijay Sethupathi, in one of his earlier interviews stated that the film is shaping up to be a gritty and an emotionally charged ride

Emotionally charged ride

The filmmakers captioned, ‘Raw and real journey begins,’ to describe the cinematic experience when the shooting began in June. Vijay Sethupathi, in one of his earlier interviews stated that the film is shaping up to be a gritty, emotionally charged ride. Known for his intense screenwriting, fans expect Puri to weave his magic once again. Buzz is that the scenes between Vijay, Samyuktha and Tabu would be a highlight. The film will have a massive release in five languages Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam.

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