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Looking at the growing fame of the Baahubali of Tollywood, Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh is teaming up with Prabhas to play a baddie in a trilingual film, which will be made in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil. Under Sujeeth Reddy’s direction, the yet-untitled flick will show Neil playing a baddie. The film is slated for release next year.
The movie is also said to be made on a whopping budget of Rs 150 crore. There will be two female leads in the movie, however, the actors have not been selected yet.
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Speaking about the project, Neil said in a statement, “I took close to one year to finalise this project. What excites me about the film is the fact that the story line is very complex, the role is challenging, and I will once again get a chance to experiment. I’m excited to work alongside Prabhas and share screen space with him.”
Reports say that currently Neil is taking special language classes in Tamil and Telugu for this role. The actor already worked Ilaythalapathy Vijay in Tamil hit Kaththi under A R Murugadoss’s direction.
Meanwhile, Prabhas is busy shooting with S S Rajamouli’s magnum opus Baahubali: The Conclusion. The sequel to movie is set to hit the screens on April 28 next year. The first part, made on a huge budget of Rs 250 crore, managed to shake up the box office after minting over Rs 600 crore worldwide. The film also stars Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia and Anushka Shetty playing crucial roles.