Kirik
Party
fame
Rishab
Shetty
is
putting
together
his
next
directorial
venture,
Rudraprayag
with
Anant
Nag
in
the
lead
role.
Produced
by
Jayanna
Films,
the
project
will
now
have
Bigg
Boss
Season
7
winner,
actor
Shine
Shetty
in
an
important
role.
A
source
close
to
the
development
has
revealed
that
Rishab
had
many
different
names
for
the
part
but
found
Shine
Shetty
to
be
the
perfect
fit
for
the
role.
However,
an
official
announcement
regarding
his
casting
will
only
take
place
once
the
film
goes
on
floors.
Meanwhile,
a
few
media
reports
also
suggest
that
the
TV
star
has
also
been
approached
for
a
web
series
that
will
be
helmed
by
Rahu
Sukirana,
but
on
confirmation
about
the
same
has
happened
as
of
now.
Rudraprayag
is
actor-producer
Rishab
Shetty’s
fourth
venture
as
a
director.
The
shooting
of
VFX
heavy
film
was
initially
set
to
commence
in
the
first
week
of
March,
but
got
postponed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
nationwide.
Initially,
the
cast
and
crew
were
supposed
to
travel
to
Belagavi
for
80
percent
of
the
shooting
while
the
remaining
portions
were
planned
to
be
shot
at
Rudraprayag
in
Uttarakhand.
The
story
for
Rudraprayag
has
been
penned
by
Rishab
himself,
while
the
dialogues
have
been
rendered
by
Sripad
Joshi
and
Trilok
Trivikrama
respectively.
The
makers
have
onboarded
music
director
Ajanessh
Lokanath
and
cinematographer
Aravind
Kashyap
for
the
movie.