After
several
speculations
about
Aranya's
release
on
Sankranti
2021,
the
makers
have
finally
clarified
that
the
film
will
make
it
to
the
theatres
on
March
26,
2020.
The
lead
actor
of
the
film
Rana
Daggubati
on
Wednesday
(January
6,
2021)
took
to
his
social
media
handle
to
announce
the
release
date
of
the
highly
awaited
film,
as
he
wrote,
"Welcoming
the
new
year
and
the
new
normal,
we
are
excited
to
bring
#HaathiMereSaathi,
#Aranya
and
#Kaadan
on
26th
March,
in
a
theatre
near
you!"
For
the
uninitiated,
the
multilingual
film
will
simultaneously
release
in
Hindi
and
Tamil
as
Haathi
Mere
Saathi
and
Kaadan
respectively.
Interestingly,
in
the
Tamil
and
Telugu
version,
Vishnu
Vishal
will
be
playing
the
mahout,
while
the
Bollywood
version
will
have
Pulkit
Samrat
essaying
the
same
role.
Also,
Aranya
will
mark
the
Tollywood
debut
of
Vishnu.
On
the
other
hand,
Rana
will
play
the
role
of
quinquagenarian
guardian
of
the
forest.
The
film
will
reportedly
revolve
around
the
subject
of
human
encroachment
into
animal
habitats.
Aranya
is
helmed
by
Prabhu
Solomon,
who
is
best
known
for
his
highly
praised
Tamil
films
like
Kumki
(2012)
and
Mynaa
(2010).
Backed
by
Eros
International,
the
film
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Zoya
Hussain,
Shriya
Pilgaonkar,
Unnikrishnan,
Rajiv
Kachroo,
Paras
Arora,
Sampath
Ram,
Robo
Shankar,
Master
Jayadithya,
Raghu
Babu,
Bhuvan
Arora,
Ashwin
Raja
and
Tinnu
Anand.
Earlier,
the
film
was
slated
to
release
on
April
2,
2020,
but
was
later
postponed
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.