Nagarjuna
Akkineni's
next
Bangarraju
with
Kalyan
Krishna
has
been
launched
today
(August
20)
in
Hyderabad
with
a
puja
ceremony.
The
cast
members
of
the
film
including
Naga
Chaitanya
and
Krithi
Shetty
were
also
present
at
the
launch
event.
For
the
unversed,
the
film
is
a
prequel
to
the
blockbuster
Soggade
Chinni
Nayana
directed
by
Kalyan
Krishna.
The
supernatural
drama
also
featuring
Nagarjuna,
Ramya
Krishna
and
Lavanya
Tripathi
in
the
leading
roles
was
released
in
2016.
Coming
back
to
Bangarraju,
the
film
will
go
on
floors
from
August
25.
Reportedly,
Krithi
will
be
playing
Chaitanya's
love
interest
in
the
entertainer.
Interestingly,
Bangarraju
marks
Nagarjuna's
second
collaboration
with
Chay
after
the
2014
film
Manam.
Backed
by
Annapurna
Studios,
the
film
has
music
composed
by
Anup
Rubens.
On
a
related
note,
Nagarjuna
has
multiple
projects
in
his
kitty.
The
superstar
has
already
resumed
the
shooting
of
his
yet-to-be-titled
film
with
Praveen
Sattaru.
The
61-year-old
actor
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
his
Bollywood
film
Brahmastra
helmed
by
Ayan
Mukerji
and
also
starring
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Alia
Bhatt
in
the
lead
roles.
He
will
also
be
hosting
Bigg
Boss
Telugu
5,
which
will
reportedly
go
on
air
from
September
5.
As
of
Naga
Chaitanya,
his
Love
Story
co-starring
Sai
Pallavi
will
release
on
September
10
on
the
special
occasion
of
Vinayaka
Chavithi.
The
handsome
actor
also
has
Thank
You
with
Raashi
Khanna
and
Avika
Gor,
and
Bollywood
film
Laal
Singh
Chaddha
featuring
Aamir
Khan
and
Kareena
Kapoor.