It
must
be
recollected
that
a
few
months
back,
it
was
reported
that
Nikhil
Kumaraswamy
will
be
collaborating
with
Tollywood
director
Vijay
Kumar
Konda
for
a
sports-based
film
with
an
interesting
narrative.
And
now,
the
makers
have
named
the
film
as
Rider
and
have
released
the
first
look
and
motion
poster
of
the
film.
Nikhil
too
took
to
his
twitter
account
to
present
the
poster
along
with
the
link
to
the
motion
poster
of
the
film.
Rider
will
have
Kashmira
Pardeshi
as
the
female
lead
and
is
being
jointly
produced
by
Lahari
Music
and
T-Series.
It
also
stars
Sampada
Hulivana,
Dattanna,
Achyuth
Kumar,
Chikkanna
and
Shivraj
KR
Pete
in
supporting
roles.
The
big-ticket
happened
to
go
on
floors
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
However,
due
to
the
COVID-19
crisis
and
lockdown,
the
shooting
had
to
be
halted.
The
team
has
around
32
more
days
of
shoot
left
and
are
planning
on
resuming
filming
soon.
In
an
earlier
interview
with
Cinema
Express,
Nikhil
spoke
about
the
film
and
had
said,
“It
is
a
light-hearted
story,
and
it’s
been
more
than
10-15
years
since
we
were
treated
to
such
a
subject.
Vijay
Kumar
Konda’s
entertainer
comes
with
a
lot
of
commercial
aspects." Rider
marks
the
foray
of
director
Vijay
Kumar
Konda
into
the
Kannada
film
industry.
He
has
previously
helmed
Telugu
films
like
Oka
Laila
Kosam
and
Gunde
Jaari
Gallanthayyinde.