Upendra
will
reportedly
star
in
the
Kannada
remake
of
Telugu
blockbuster
Soggade
Chinni
Nayana.
"The
remake
rights
have
been
acquired
and
Upendra
also
plans
to
direct
it,
besides
playing
the
lead.
The
project
is
expected
to
go
on
the
floors
in
a
couple
of
months," a
source
close
to
the
Kannada
superstar
revealed.
Soggade
Chinni
Nayana,
one
of
the
biggest
blockbusters
of
this
year
so
far,
featured
Akkineni
Nagarjuna
in
dual
roles.
Directed
by
Kalyan
Krishna,
the
film
also
starred
Lavanya
Tripathi
and
Ramya
Krishnan.
Having
raked
in
over
Rs.75
crore
at
the
ticket
window,
Nagarjuna
and
director
Krishna
have
already
announced
a
sequel.
In
the
film,
Nagarjuna
played
a
ghost
and
horror
angle
worked
quite
well
in
the
film's
favour.
Upendra,
meanwhile,
has
started
working
for
another
remake,
Oh
My
God,
also
starring
Sudeep.