Zee Studios has joined hands with RRR Motion Pictures to present the upcoming action drama Pehlwaan headlined by Kannada actor Sudeep and Suniel Shetty, who marks his debut in Kannada films.  

A desi family entertainer, the film brings back the superhit actor-director duo of Sudeep and S Krishna together for the second time after their successful film Hebbuli. It’s a universal story of a wrestler who fights for pride, love and his sport. It also stars Sushant Singh, Aakanksha Singh among others.

Zee Studios will release dubbed-versions of the action drama in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam along with the original Kannada version in over 1000 screens in non-South Indian markets and the film will release in over 2500 screens across India.

Sudeep shared, “A good collaboration is always a reward. When it comes in the name of Zee Studios, it isn’t just a collaboration, it’s a strength as well. It’s unseen hands around the team, saying, ‘we are with you’. Thank you, Zee Studios, for joining us in this journey.”

Actor Suniel Shetty commented, “It is great news! Of course, it ensures a huge release for Pehlwaan even in Hindi. Zee Studios is by far one of the biggest production and distribution houses. So excited and looking forward to a fantastic release. Five languages itself I think is big and 2500+ screens across India, that is a huge release.”

Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios added, “It’s exciting to partner with director Krishna and the amazing cast on this powerful film that has the perfect mix of action, comedy and drama — a complete entertainer that you can watch with your family. We want to expand into the South Indian film industry, and bringing this universal, aspirational and powerful story, Pehlwaan, to a wide-base audience is the first step towards that. We will showcase the film on a huge scale by giving it the widest release for any Kannada film in non-South Indian markets.”  

The studio will also release the film in Nepal and Bhutan. The maker is yet to announce the release date of the film.