Gayam-2 begins shooting

Jagapati Babu starred Gayam directed by Ram Gopal Varma and released in 1993 was a big hit and it gave a big break to the hero"s career. Now, a sequel to this film is coming up as Gayam-2. The film is being produced by Karta Creations while Ram gopal Varma"s protege Praveen Sri is making his debut as director through this flick. Puja was performed to the script at the Daiva Sannidhanam in Film Nagar on December 2. Senior producer VB Rajendra Prasad handed over the script to the director.

Speaking on the occasion, Jagapati Babu says, “My earlier film Gayam earned me an action hero image. I am very happy for doing its sequel. However, it is not just a sequel casually, but we are making it as a perfect sequel. To my knowledge, for the first time in India, such a perfect sequel is coming up on the screen."

Director Praveen Sri says, “I am very happy to get an opportunity to do a sequel to my mentor"s film. We are presently in search of artistes and technicians. We will launch the regular shooting by the end of this month. We will shoot the film in Hyderabad and Vizag, besides, a part of the film would be shot abroad. Our producers are of the opinion to release the film in the first week of April." Sarat Marar, Dhamakartha, Bharat C and others participated in the programme