Skanda Non-Theatrical, OTT & Audio Rights Sold: Ram Pothineni-Boyapati Srinu's Action Film Bags A 'Mass' Deal

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Tollywood's energetic youngster Ram Pothineni is ready to hit the screens ahead of this year's Dussehra with a high-octane mass masala film written and helmed by Boyapati Srinu, the man behind Tollywood's remarkable mass films. Titled Skanda with a tagline of 'The Attacker,' the movie featuring Sreeleela as the female lead will open worldwide on September 15.

Ram Pothineni enjoyed a lover boy's image ever since the beginning of his career. He changed course from doing back-to-back romantic entertainers and became a mass-image actor with 'Ismart Shankar' helmed by Puri Jagannadh. Continuing the same, he collaborated with Boyapati Srinu for Skanda.

Skanda is the first pan-India film for Ram Pothineni and the director Boyapati Srinu. The movie is touted to be an emotional family drama with a high dose of action sequences and a thumping background score, going by the trailer.

Skanda Non-Theatrical & OTT Rights Sold

Ahead of the film's huge release, the satellite and digital rights of Skanda have been sold by the filmmakers for a fancy price. As per the available information, the digital streaming and satellite rights are secured by the Star group for Rs 45 Crore. The Hindi dubbing satellite rights are sold for Rs 35 Crore. The film's Audio rights are bagged for an amount of Rs 5 Crore.

Skanda stars Ram Pothineni, Sreeleela, Srikanth Meka, Daggubati Raja, Prince Cecil, Gautami Tadimalla, and Indraja among others in important characters.

Skanda is bankrolled by Srinivasaa Chitturi under the Srinivasaa Silver Screen banner. Thaman S composed the film's entire background score and music. Tammiraju worked as the editor. Santosh Detake cranked the camera for Skanda.