Actor
Nikhil
Siddhartha
has
confirmed
that
the
sequel
to
his
hit
Telugu
thriller
Karthikeya
is
on
the
cards
and
it
will
go
on
floors
next
year.
"The
sequel
will
start
from
where
it
was
left
off
in
Karthikeya.
We
want
to
make
this
a
genuine
franchise
and,
hence,
will
avoid
calling
it
'Karthikeya
2'.
We
will
retain
the
title
Karthikeya
and
will
add
a
tagline
to
it," Nikhil
revealed
speaking
to
IANS.
Directed
by
Chandoo
Mondeti,
the
film
featured
Nikhil
and
Swati
Reddy
in
the
lead.
It
revolved
around
the
mysterious
deaths
of
the
people
who
tried
to
unravel
some
secrets
about
a
closed
temple.
Quoting
the
example
of
Sherlock
Holmes
franchise,
he
said,
"This
is
the
kind
of
franchise
we
want
to
build.
Chandoo
already
has
a
wonderful
script
and
we're
confident
that
it
will
work
and
expand
the
franchise".
Nikhil,
who
is
currently
basking
in
the
success
of
Telugu
crime
comedy
Shankarabharanam,
will
start
shooting
for
a
yet-untitled
fantasy
drama
in
the
language
later
this
month.