Young
actor/director
Rakshit
Shetty
made
a
tribute
to
the
legendary
Kannada
movie
maker
Shankar
Nag
on
the
occasion
of
latter's
60th
birth
anniversary.
Shankar
Nag
passed
away
25
years
back
in
a
tragic
road
accident.
However,
his
movies
have
continued
to
be
an
inspiration
for
many
upcoming
directors.
On
the
occasion
of
Shankar
Nag's
birth
anniversary
on
November
9,
Rakshit
Shetty
posted
a
photo
of
the
late
actor/director
on
his
Facebook
page
and
said
that
he
will
commence
writing
the
script
of
his
next
movie
Thugs
Of
Malgudi.
Rakshit
Shetty
said
that
Shankar
Nag
was
his
inspiration
to
make
movies,
therefore
it
was
only
justified
that
he
starts
the
script
on
the
occasion
of
Shankar
Nag's
birthday.
In
his
post
he
said,
"Have
been
waiting
for
this.
Wanted
to
start
penning
it
down
on
his
Birthday.
Happy
Birthday
to
my
inspiration...
#ThugsOfMalgudi".
Sandalwood
superstar
Sudeep
is
billed
to
star
in
this
movie.
Sudeep
was
extremely
impressed
with
Rakshit
Shetty's
directorial
debut
Ulidavaru
Kandante.
When
Rakshit
Shetty
had
arrived
as
guest
on
Bigg
Boss
Kannada
2,
Sudeep
has
requested
Rakshit
to
direct
him
in
a
movie.
The
co-incidence
is
hard
to
miss
here.
Shankar
Nag
got
national
level
fame
after
making
the
famous
television
series
Malgudi
Days
based
on
RK
Narayan's
stories.
The
series
was
highly
appreciated
of
it's
quality.
It
therefore
makes
more
sense
that
Rakshit
Shetty
chose
the
title
Thugs
Of
Malgudi
for
his
next
movie.
We
may
get
to
see
Sudeep
playing
the
role
of
dacoit
in
this
movie.