Sikandar Will Be Suriya's Own Baasha: Lagadapati Sridhar
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Producer
Lagadapati
Sridhar,
who
has
acquired
the
rights
of
Sikandar,
the
Telugu
dubbed
version
of
Tamil
film
Anjaan,
says
that
the
movie
will
do
for
Surya
what
Baasha
did
for
Superstar
Rajinikanth
many
years
ago.
Both
Tamil
and
Telugu
versions
of
the
film
are
set
to
release
in
threatres
this
Friday.
Lagadapati
Sridhar
is
very
confident
about
the
success
of
Sikandar.
The
producer
told
IANS,
"I
can
confidently
say
that
Sikandar
will
be
Surya's
own
Baasha.
It
will
do
all
that
for
Surya
what
Baasha
did
to
Rajinikanth.
It's
going
to
be
a
milestone
film
in
his
career.
I'm
proud
to
be
taking
this
film
to
Telugu
audiences."
Directed
by
N
Linguswamy,
Sikandar
is
an
action
thriller
film.
Lagadapati
Sridhar
said,
"Surya
plays
a
Mumbai
gangster
and
the
audiences
are
going
to
love
him
in
his
new
avatar.
It's
an
underworld
revenge
drama
that
revolves
around
friendship
and
love.
The
film
comes
with
a
good
share
of
action
and
twists."
Sikandar
features
Samantha
Ruth
Prabhu,
Vidyut
Jammwal,
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Dalip
Tahil
in
important
roles.
The
Telugu
producer
said,
"I
think
Linguswamy
has
given
the
perfect
commercial
entertainer.
All
his
films
have
done
good
business
in
Telugu
and
I'm
glad
that
he
gave
me
the
rights
of
the
film."