Here’s Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan and Nayanthara from the sets of Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi’s 151st film ‘Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy’ is a highly ambitious project in terms of production values and cast. The movie directed by Surender Reddy is a period flick based on late freedom fighter Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Jagapathi Babu and Sudeep form the movie’s stellar star cast.
Amitabh Bachchan joined the sets recently and shared a few photos of his new look in the movie in his social media handle. While Chiranjeevi plays Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy’s role, Amitabh Bachchan will be seen in a cameo role as his mentor. Tamil star Vijay Setupathi, plays the role of Obbaya, a trusted aide of Narasimha Reddy. A couple of stills from the movie’s location are trending virally in social medias.
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is being made as a biopic on Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy who fought the British valiantly much before the Sepoy Mutiny. He was eventually hanged to death by the British government. The movie’s story is by the noted writer duo Paruchuri Brothers, and Sai Madhav Burra has written the dialogues. Director Surendar Reddy has penned the screenplay.
Sye Raa is funded by Chiranjeevi’s son, actor Ram Charan under the banner of Konidela Production Company. The makers are investing a whopping budget of over Rs 150 crores for the movie, which is being made as multi-lingual in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil languages.