Superstar
and
Realstar
Upendra's
upcoming
directorial
venture
Uppi
2
is
making
a
huge
buzz
even
from
its
pre
production
stage.
The
movie,
which
is
all
set
to
go
on
floors
in
July
2014,
has
zeroed
in
Russian
actress
turned
model
Kristina
Akheeva
to
play
the
female
lead
in
the
film.
Earlier
Bollywood
beauty
Vidya
Balan
and
Katrina
Kaif's
name
were
heard
for
the
female
lead,
which
was
not
fruitful
due
to
the
unknown
reasons.
In
2012,
the
Russian
beauty
was
roped
in
for
the
Bollywood
movie
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana
2
starring
Dharmendra
along
with
his
two
sons
-
Sunny
Deol
and
Bobby
Deol.
Upendra,
who
was
in
search
of
a
new
face
for
the
female
lead
zeroed
Kristina,
who
is
currently
busy
with
the
shooting
of
Telugu
movie
Galipatam
opposite
Aadi.
Sources
close
to
the
makers
said
that
Kristina
Akheeva
will
be
coming
down
to
Bangalore
in
the
first
week
of
July
after
wrapping
up
the
shooting
of
Telugu
flick
Galipatam.
Beside
directing
Uppi
2,
Upendra
is
also
playing
a
role,
who
is
aiming
to
release
the
movie
by
2015.
The
makers
have
completed
the
audio
recording
of
the
movie
in
Bangalore.
Sandalwood's
sensational
music
composer
Gurukiran
has
scored
the
music
for
the
film.
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reading
the
story
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Kristina
To
Be
Featured
In
Three
Shades
Kristina
Akheeva
will
be
seen
in
three
different
shades
in
Uppi
2.
It
is
said
that
beside
lead
actor,
actress
role
plays
the
dominant
role
in
the
film.
Kristina
Is
Thrilled
Sources
also
added
that
Kristina
has
been
thrilled
after
listening
to
Uppi
2's
plot,
which
will
be
third
film
for
the
actress.
After
Felecity
Mason
Its
Kristina
Kristina
Akheeva
will
be
the
second
NRI
actress
to
play
female
lead
in
Upendra's
movie
after
Felecity
Mason.
Mixture
Of
Glamour
And
Talent
It
is
said
that
Uppi
was
searching
for
an
actress,
who
will
be
the
mixture
of
glamour
and
talent.
The
director
was
bowled
over
by
the
actress
performance
in
Yamla
Pagla
Deewana
2.
Kristina
With
Uppi
However,
Upendra
is
tight
lipped
about
Kristina's
role
in
the
film.
He
has
wrapped
up
Supero
Ranga
and
Basavanna
recently.