Mega Prince Varun Tej who recently scored a blockbuster with ‘F2: Fun and Frustration’ is going to come up with a remake movie ‘Valmiki’ which is a gangster comedy-drama.

The movie is going to be the official Telugu remake of Tamil super hit film ‘Jigarthanda’ in which Siddharth and Bobby Simha played crucial roles. Varun Tej is going to play the antagonist role essayed by Bobby Simha in the original version. Atharva is playing the lead role in the Telugu version. Harish Shankar is helming this project. As per the latest reports, the makers have finally kick-started the shooting of the movie. The regular shooting has commenced from Thursday.

Achanta Ramu, Achanta Gopinath under 14 Reels Plus banner are bankrolling this project. Devi Sri Prasad is scoring music for this movie. Ayanka Bose is handling the camera.

Varun Tej, the mega prince who recently scored a blockbuster with the film Fun & Frustration is happy with the progress of his career. The actor will next be seen in the official remake of the movie Jigarthanda, a super hit film in Tamil that has Siddarth and Bobby Simha in the leads.

The Telugu version of the movie is titled as Valmiki and the official launch of the film took place yesterday in Hyderabad. The first clap was given by Niharika Konidela while the top directors VV Vinayak and Sukumar performed the other honours. Dil Raju also graced the occasion and the film is bankrolled under 14 Reels Plus banner, which belongs to Ram Achanta and Gopi Achanta.

Sree Vishnu is playing Siddarth’s role in the film while Varun will be seen in the role played by Bobby Simha. Devi Sri Prasad is the music director of the film.

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