Karnan,
the
upcoming
Prithviraj
starring
epic
drama
is
said
to
be
one
of
the
costliest
projects
ever
made
in
the
history
of
Mollywood.
The
movie
directed
by
RS
Vimal
will
go
on
floors
in
August.
Director
Vimal
confirmed
the
news
in
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
popular
Malayalam
online
news
portal.
The
team
has
already
begun
pre-production
works
of
the
movie
in
Ramoji
Rao
Film
City,
Hyderabad.
The
pre-production
team,
which
consists
of
about
200
technicians
have
been
working
from
about
the
past
sixth
months
on
the
project.
Interestingly,
the
team
has
already
made
a
digital
storyboard
for
the
movie.
Reportedly,
the
team
is
planning
to
recreate
the
ancient
kingdoms
of
Hasthinapuri
and
Indraprastha,
with
the
help
of
animation
artists.
The
major
portions
of
the
movie
will
be
filmed
at
Ramoji
Rao
Film
City
and
Varanasi.
Karnan
will
feature
an
ensemble
star
cast,
including
the
actors
from
Bollywood,
Tamil
and
Telugu
industries.
The
movie
will
be
released
as
a
multi-lingual,
in
Malayalam,
Tamil,
Telugu,
Hindi,
and
English.
Baahubali
cinematographer
KK
Senthil
Kumar
has
been
roped
in
as
the
director
of
photography.
Gopi
Sundar
composes
the
songs
and
background
score.
Karnan
is
produced
by
Venu
Kunnapally
for
Kavya
Films.