What Is Venkatesh's Role In 'Sachin... Tendulkar Alla'?
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oi-Sandesh
By Sandesh
Former
Indian
cricketer
Venkatesh
Prasad,
who
is
making
his
cinematic
debut
in
upcoming
Kannada-Telugu
bilingual
Sachin...Tendulkar
Alla,
will
be
essaying
an
important
role
of
a
coach,
says
its
director
S
Mohan.
"Prasad's
role
is
very
important
in
the
film.
We
haven't
roped
him
in
to
capitalize
on
his
popularity,
but
because
of
the
story.
The
story
revolves
around
an
autistic
boy
who
aspires
to
become
Sachin
Tendulkar.
Venkatesh
plays
his
coach
in
the
film," Mohan
told
IANS.
"Since
the
story
revolves
around
cricket,
I
thought
having
real
cricketers
would
make
it
even
more
authentic,"
he
added.
Child
actor
Snehith
will
play
the
role
of
the
autistic
boy,
while
actress
Sushasini
Maniratnam
will
be
seen
in
the
role
of
his
mother.
"We
have
already
started
shooting
with
Prasad.
His
camraderie
with
the
boy
will
be
one
of
the
highlights
of
the
film,"
said
Mohan.
Medium
fast
bowler
Prasad
represented
India
in
33
tests
and
161
one-day
matches
in
his
seven-year
long
career.
Along
with
Venkatesh
Prasad,
Mysore
Express
Javagal
Srinath
is
also
playing
an
important
role
in
the
film.
Rajesh
Ramnath
has
composed
the
music
for
the
movie,
which
is
produced
by
BN
Gangadhar.
The
crew
has
started
the
shooting
of
the
movie
from
February
10.