Chiranjeevi's comeback film Kathilanthodu finally goes on floors!

So the shooting for Chiranjeevi starrer Kaththi remake has finally kicked off today. A day to celebrate for all Chiranjeevi fans!...

By H Shivkumar
Published: June 23, 2016 2:40 PM IST

The film is produced by the actor's son Ram Charan

From the beginning of the year, we have been hearing about Chiranjeevi's comeback in films. The film is supposed to be a remake of Vijay and AR Murugadoss's super hit film Kaththi. But the shooting kept facing delays due to some reason or the other, until now that is. Now, the shooting for the long awaited film has finally started. Also Read - Singham 3: Deepika Padukone is a lioness in a cop's uniform for Rohit Shetty's film; netizens ask, 'Who needs a superhero?'

The shooting for Chiranjeevi's Kathilanthodu has finally kicked off today. A source from the film unit was quoted saying,"The shooting has started from today. The first schedule will be shot in a prison set that has been specially erected for the movie." This is not surprising since the first scene of Kaththi was also set in a prison in West Bengal, from which Vijay, who plays a convict, breaks out. However, the actress for the project has not been finalised, but since this scene does not involve the heroine, the team has gone right ahead with the shooting. Also Read - Devara and Game Changer Hindi distribution rights figures overhyped? Social media claims that Jr NTR, Ram Charan film has low buzz in North India

As of now, names of Telugu actresses Anushka Shetty and Nayanthara have come up. There are talks that the makers even approached Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone to play the female lead. But nothing has panned out so far. The film has also faced regular delays and problems from the pre production stage. First the shoot had been delayed to the Megastar facing health issues. Then the Kathilanthodu team had landed in legal trouble over intellectual property. Also Read - When Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor tied to link Ranbir Kapoor to various actresses before he finally married Alia Bhatt

So the Chiru fans can finally take a sigh of relief that the film has finally gone on floors in spite of all the problems.

Also check out the moves of the Megastar from a recent award show:

@DathuRulz starting dance bit of Chiru on stage #CinemaaAwards pic.twitter.com/tQ0SSBB7xu

— Rajkumar (@khannachinna) June 13, 2016

(with inputs from IANS)

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ByH Shivkumar
Published: June 23, 2016 2:40 PM IST