Ram Gopal Varma announces film with Akhil Akkineni, says it’ll be ‘intense, realistic action film’
In a series of late-night tweets on Tuesday, Ram Gopal Varma revealed that he will be teaming up with Nagarjuna’s younger son Akhil Akkineni for a new project.
regional movies Updated: Mar 28, 2018 10:27 IST
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who recently wrapped up work on his upcoming Telugu-Hindi bilingual action film called Officer with Nagarjuna, has announced his new project.
In a series of late-night tweets on Tuesday, RGV revealed that he will be teaming up with Nagarjuna’s younger son Akhil Akkineni for a new film. He added that the yet-untitled film will be an intense and realistic action film.
The news comes after weeks of speculation about a possible collaboration between the two.
Spilling the beans, RGV wrote: “Love the circle of life. Nagarjuna produced by debut film Shiva and now after 25 years I produced Nagarjuna’s Officer. And now in a full circle Nagarjuna is producing Akhil’s film with me as director.”
Just love the circle of life @iamnagarjuna produced my debut #Shiva and now after some 25 years I produced Nagarjuna’s #Officer and now in a full circle Nagarjuna is producing @AkhilAkkineni8 ‘s film with me as director
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
RGV went on to add that Akhil is much better than his father. “Nagarjuna, I want to be honest, even if you beat me with a cycle chain. I really think Akhil has a better voice, better style, better demeanor and many other things than what you had when you were doing Shiva.”
Hey @iamnagarjuna I want to be honest,even if u will beat me with a cycle chain. I really think @AkhilAkkineni8 has a better voice, better style,better demeanour and many other few things better than what u had when u were doing #Shiva
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
Talking about the project, RGV said that it won’t be a young cute love story. “The @AkhilAkkineni8 film am making is a very highly intense and extremely realistic action film and not at all a young cute love story..it’s a very hard love story at its core but emotionally packaged with a very high degree of sensitive violence mixed with tremendous love.”
The @AkhilAkkineni8 film am making is a very highly intense and extremely realistic action film and not at all a young cute love story..it’s a very hard love story at its core but emotionally packaged with a very high degree of sensitive violence mixed with tremendous love
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
RGV announced his project with Akhil a day after latter’s new film with Tholi Prema director was revealed.
Akhil was last seen on screen in Telugu romantic actioner, Hello.
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