Actor
MG
Srinivas
is
all
set
to
direct
his
next
Kannada
film,
Old
Monk.
The
romantic-drama
will
also
star
Aditi
Prabhudeva
playing
the
female
lead.
Ever
since
MG
Srinivas
turned
director,
he
is
being
very
picky
about
the
star
cast
for
his
films.
Recently,
MG
Srinivas,
who
is
also
playing
the
lead
role
in
Old
Monk,
has
decided
to
cast
Malayalam
and
Hindi
actor
Sudev
Nair
as
a
villain
in
the
film.
Confirming
the
development
to
Cinema
Express,
MG
Srinivas
said,
"We
were
looking
for
an
actor
who
has
a
great
physique,
who
could
be
more
powerful
than
the
hero.
I
wanted
somebody
who
can
carry
the
role
of
an
ex-politician's
son
who
has
political
aspirations.
I
thought
he
suited
the
part.
Sudev
Nair
also
made
an
effort
to
go
through
the
script,
which
was
in
Kannada,
and
he
was
convincing
in
his
screen
test.
He
is
now
a
part
of
the
film."
For
those
who
are
unversed,
in
Hindi,
Sudev
Nair
has
worked
in
Arjun
Kapoor's
India's
Most
Wanted
and
Madhuri
Dixit
and
Juhi
Chawla-starrer
Gulaab
Gang,
while
he
has
been
a
part
of
Malayalam
films
like
Anarkali,
Karinkunnam,
6'S,
Sleeplessly
Yours
and
Ezra.
He
has
also
directed
Not
Fit
for
the
Viral
Fever
and
Dice
Media.
MG
Srinivas
is
expecting
to
resume
shooting
from
mid-August.
But
everything
depends
on
the
Coronavirus
situation
in
the
country.
The
actor-director
said,
"I
am
ready
with
the
story,
screenplay
and
the
star
cast,
and
now,
I
will
have
to
plan
how
shooting
can
be
started
with
various
safety
measures
in
place.
In
this
situation,
we
can't
shoot
sequences
showing
crowds,
and
we
are
hoping
to
start
with
small
sequences."
During
the
lockdown
period,
MG
Srinivas
is
busy
writing
scripts
for
his
movie.
He
is
writing
the
script
for
Birbal
sequel.
Speaking
about
that,
the
director
said,
"My
last
outing,
Birbal
trilogy
Case
No
1,
Finding
Vajramuni,
is
now
getting
a
good
response
on
the
OTT
platform.
This
has
encouraged
me
to
work
on
the
sequel
--
Avaranbitu,
Evaranbitu,
Yuryaaru."