After
receiving
critical
acclaim
for
his
Telugu
directorial
debut
Midhunam,
actor-filmmaker
Tanikella
Bharani's
next
feature
will
be
a
period
drama
inspired
by
real
incidents.
The
film
is
expected
to
go
on
the
floors
next
year.
"It's
a
period
drama
based
on
real
incidents
and
it's
a
highly
engrossing
story.
The
characters
are
extremely
strong
and
the
script
needs
a
lot
of
research
and
will
take
time.
It
will
go
on
floors
early
next
year," the
film's
producer
Neelima
Tirumalasetti,
told.
The
film's
title
has
been
finalised,
but
the
casting
is
yet
to
be
done.
"The
title
is
confirmed,
but
we
would
like
to
reveal
it
later.
We
will
start
casting
once
the
script
is
completely
done,"
she
added.
Neelima
says
it's
the
story
that
prompted
her
to
fund
the
project.
"I
have
always
believed
that
for
a
movie
-
the
story
is
the
essence.
This
is
true
for
this
movie
too.
All
I
want
to
do
is
to
give
my
hundred
percent
to
make
the
best
movie
possible,"
she
said.
Bharani
impressed
critics
and
fans
alike
with
his
low-budget
drama
Midhunam,
which
featured
only
two
characters
played
by
SP
Balasubramanyam
and
Lakshmi.
A
popular
actor
in
the
Telugu
industry,
Bharani
has
starred
in
over
500
films.
He
has
penned
the
dialogues
for
films
such
as
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Siva,
Money
Money
and
Yamaleela.
The
56-year
old
has
written
10
plays
and
has
also
directed
short
films
like
Siraa,
Key
and
Blue
Cross.