ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್, ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗವನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಎತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊತ್ತೊಯ್ಯುವ ಸಾಹಸ ಮುಂದುವರೆಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈ ಬಾರಿಯ ಸಾಹಸ ಇನ್ನೂ ದೊಡ್ಡದು. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅವರ ವಿಕ್ರಾಂತ್ ರೋಣ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಬರೋಬ್ಬರಿ 50 ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಏಕಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಲಿದೆಯಂತೆ.

ಕನ್ನಡ, ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗು, ಮಲಯಾಳಂ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿಂದಿಯಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ, ವಿಕ್ರಾಂತ್ ರೋಣ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್‍ನಲ್ಲೂ ಬರಲಿದೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಒಟ್ಟು 6  ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗೋ ಸಿನಿಮಾವನ್ನು 50 ದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಮಾಡೋ ಯೋಜನೆ ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡದ್ದು.

ಜಾಕ್ ಮಂಜು ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗೆ, ಅನೂಪ್ ಭಂಡಾರಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ. ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಜೊತೆ ನಿರೂಪ್ ಭಂಡಾರಿ ಕೂಡಾ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಟಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಪಟಾಕಿ ಪೋರಿ ಹಾಡು ಪಟಾಕಿ ಸಿಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ವೇಯ್ಟಿಂಗ್ ಫಾರ್ ವಿಕ್ರಾಂತ್ ರೋಣ.

ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಕುಸ್ತಿ ಪಟುವಾಗಿ ನಟಿಸಿರುವ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೆ ಮುಹೂರ್ತ ಫಿಕ್ಸ್ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಆಗಸ್ಟ್ 29ಕ್ಕೆ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡೆತಟ್ಟಲಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್. ಕೃಷ್ಣ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಪೈಲ್ವಾನ್ ಏಕಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ, ತೆಲುಗು, ತಮಿಳು, ಮಲಯಾಳಂ ಹಾಗೂ ಹಿಂದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಲಿದೆ.

ಸುದೀಪ್ ಎದುರು ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷಾ ಸಿಂಗ್ ನಾಯಕಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಸುನಿಲ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ಕಬೀರ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ಜನ್ಯ ಸಂಗೀತ ನೀಡಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರವಿದು.

ಖ್ಯಾತ ವಿತರಕ ಕಾರ್ತಿಕ್ ಗೌಡ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರದ ವಿತರಣೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಲಹರಿ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಆಡಿಯೋ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ.

ದಶಾವತಾರ ಎಂದರೆ ತಕ್ಷಣ ನೆನಪಾಗೋದು ಸಾಕ್ಷಾತ್ತು ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ. ಅದು ದಶಾವತಾರ ಆಯ್ತು, ಇದೇನಿದು ಪಂಚಾವತಾರ..? ಕಿಚ್ಚ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಯಾಕೆ ಪಂಚಾವತಾರ ಎತ್ತುತ್ತಾರೆ..? ಇವುಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲ ಉತ್ತರ ಇರೋದು ರಾಜು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೀಡಿಯಂನಲ್ಲಿ. ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಐದು ಅವತಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ತಾರಂತೆ.

ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ, ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅತಿಥಿ ನಟರಲ್ಲ. ಇಡೀ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಇರ್ತಾರೆ. ಸಖತ್ ಸ್ಟೈಲಿಷ್ ಆಗಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರೋ ಸುದೀಪ್, ಒಂದೊಂದು ದೃಶ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಧರಿಸಿರುವ ಕಾಸ್ಟ್ಯೂಮ್ ಕೂಡಾ ಲಕ್ಷ ಲಕ್ಷ ಬಾಳುವಂತದ್ದು. ಮಹಾಶ್ರೀಮಂತನ ಪಾತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸುದೀಪ್, ಚಿತ್ರದುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ.. ಕ್ಲೈಮಾಕ್ಸ್‍ವರೆಗೂ ಇರ್ತಾರೆ. 

ಸುದೀಪ್‍ಗೆ ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೇ ಒಂದು ಹಾಡಾಗಲೀ, ಫೈಟ್ ಆಗಲೀ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ, ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವಂತಾ ಡೈಲಾಗ್‍ಗಳಿವೆ. ಪ್ರತಿ ದೃಶ್ಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗುತ್ತಾ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ ಅನ್ನೋದು ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಸುರೇಶ್ ಭರವಸೆ.

ಇನ್ನು ಈ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಕೆ ಇಂಥದ್ದೇ ಕಾರಣ ಅಂಥಾ ಹೇಳೋಕಾಗಲ್ಲ. ಇಡೀ ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ, ಪ್ಯಾಷನ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋ ಹಾಗೆ ಮಾಡ್ತು ಅಂಥಾರೆ ಸುದೀಪ್.

ಸಿನಿಮಾವನ್ನೇ ಉಸಿರಾಗಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ, ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಮತ್ತು ಸುದೀಪ್‍ರ ಸಮ್ಮಿಲನದ ರಾಜು ಕನ್ನಡ ಮೀಡಿಯಂ ಈ ವಾರ ತೆರೆಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ. 

ಸೋಷಿಯಲ್ ಮೀಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವು ಕಾಮನ್ ಕಮೆಂಟುಗಳಿರುತ್ತವೆ.. ಗಮನಿಸಿದ್ದೀರಾ.. ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಇದು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಹೀರೋಗಳ ಕುರಿತೇ ಆಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ.

ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಇಷ್ಟು ಕೋಟಿ ಎನ್ನಿ..

ಇದರ ಬದಲು ಅದನ್ನು ರೈತರಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರೆ ಉದ್ಧಾರವಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಎಂದು ಬರೀತಾರೆ.

ಇನ್ನೇನೋ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊರಟರು ಎನ್ನಿ..

ಸೈನಿಕರ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಹಾಕ್ರೋ, ಅವರೇ ದೇಶ ಕಾಯೋದು ಅಂತಾರೆ.

ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೋ.. ಕುಟುಂಬದವರೊಂದಿಗೋ ಇದ್ದ ಫೋಟೋನೋ, ವಿಡಿಯೋನೋ ಕಾಣಿಸ್ತು ಅನ್ನಿ..

ಇಲ್ಲಿ ರೈತರು ಸಾಯ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ, ನೀವು ಎಂಜಾಯ್ ಮಾಡ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ಅಂತಾರೆ.

ಇಂತಹ ಕೊಂಕು ವೀರರು ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅವರನ್ನೂ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ. ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಬುರ್ಜ್ ಖಲೀಫಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅವರ ಕಟೌಟ್ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಆಯ್ತಲ್ಲಾ.. ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಈ ಕೊಂಕು ವೀರರು ತಗಾದೆ ತೆಗೆದಿದ್ದರು. ಅಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡೋ ಬದಲು ಅದನ್ನು ರೈತರಿಗೆ ಕೊಡಬೇಕಿತ್ತು, ಸ್ಕೂಲುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕೊಡಬೇಕಿತ್ತು.. ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ.. ಇಂತಹ ಕೊಂಕು ವೀರರಿಗೆ ಸುದೀಪ್ ಮುಟ್ಟಿನೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಯಾರಪ್ಪನ ಮನೆಯ ದುಡ್ಡನ್ನೂ ನಾನು ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ. ಎಲ್ಲರ ದುಡ್ಡು ಸಹ ಸ್ವಂತ ತಮ್ಮ ಅಪ್ಪನದ್ದೇ ಅಂತಾ ಕೆಲವರು ತಿಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಾವು ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದರೂ ಇಂತಹ ಟೀಕೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತಾರೆ. ನಾನು ಏನು ಅನ್ನೋದು ನನ್ನ ಅಪ್ಪ, ಅಮ್ಮನಿಗೆ, ಕುಟುಂಬದವರಿಗೆ, ಗೆಳೆಯರಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತು. ಅಷ್ಟು ಸಾಕು. ನಾನೊಬ್ಬ ನಟ ಎಂಬ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಸಮಾಜ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇಲ್ಲ. ನನಗೆ ಅದರಿಂದ ಆತ್ಮ ಸಂತೋಷ ಸಿಕ್ಕುತ್ತಿದೆ. ದೇವರು ನನಗೆ ಶಕ್ತಿ ನೀಡಿರುವಷ್ಟೂ ದಿನ ಈ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡೋಕೆ ರಾಜಕೀಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬರಬೇಕು ಅಂತೇನೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ನನ್ನ ಸ್ವಂತ ಹಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ಸುದೀಪ್ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಚಾರಿಟಬಲ್ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಲವು ಅಸಹಾಯಕರಿಗೆ ಊರುಗೋಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕೆಲವು ಕೆಲಸಗಳು ತಂತಾನೆ ಸುದ್ದಿಯೂ ಆಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಸುದ್ದಿಯಾಗದೆ ಹೋದ ಕೆಲಸಗಳು ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ..

ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ.. ಸುದೀಪ್ ಇಷ್ಟೆಲ್ಲ ಮಾತನಾಡುವಾಗ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂತ್ಕೊಂಡ್ ಮಾತನಾಡೋ ಬದಲು, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಮಾಡ್ತಿರೋ ರೈತರ ಜೊತೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಕೂತ್ಕೊಬಹುದಿತ್ತು ಅನ್ನೋ ಕಮೆಂಟ್ ಬರಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಬಂದಂತೆ ಕಾಣ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ...!!!

If everything had gone right, then 'Ambi Ninge Vayassaitho' starring Ambarish and Sudeep was supposed to release last month itself. However, due to the confusion in 'The Villain' release, the release date of 'ANV' was not announced. Now the film has been censored with 'U' certificate and is schedule for an September 27th release.

'Ambi Ninge Vayassaitho' is directed by Gurudutt Ganiga and the screenplay is by Sudeep. Jack Manju is producing the film under the Kichcha Creations banner.

The film stars Ambarish, Suhasini, Sudeep and others in prominent roles. Arjun Janya is the music director, while Jabeen Jacob is the cameraman of the film.

The seventh edition of the hugely popular reality show 'Big Boss' is all set to be launched on the 13th of October at 6 PM. The reality program will be aired in Colors Kannada at 9 PM every night. Like previous years, actor Sudeep will be hosting the show.

As the program is coming near, the channel is very much tight lipped about who will be participating in the show. Though the contestants name have not yet been revealed, there are speculations that actors Vijayalakshmi of 'Nagamandala' fame, Kuri Prathap, Shivaraj K R Pete, Shwetha Prasad, Srinagara Kitty, Ranjini Raghavan is likely to participate in the show.

The participants will be revealed only on Sunday night in 'Big Boss 7' program.

Actor 'Duniya' Vijay who is making his debut as a director with 'Salaga' has thanked Sudeep for his wishes and has hoped to carry on successfully.

Vijay on Monday had announced that he will be venturing into direction with his new film 'Salaga'.  Reacting to this, Sudeep wished him to rise and shine. After that Vijay thanked Sudeep for his wishes.

Thanking Sudeep for his wishes, 'I Thank you for the tweet from bottom of my heart. I believe in the mantra off 'When all else fails try patience' and this is where it has got me. With industry veterans like you backing me up, I am hoping the almighty gives me the strength to pull this one through' tweeted Vijay.

Darshan starrer 'Robert' which is waiting for release for the last one year is likely to release on the 23rd of April. The announcement has come in the wake of producer Soorappa Babu announcing the release of 'Kotigobba 3' on the same date.

Both 'Kotigobba 3' and 'Robert' were completed last year. However, the film's release got delayed because of the pandemic and lockdown. Though permission for screening films was given by the Central Government from the 15th of October 2020, producer Umapathy Srinivas Gowda of 'Robert' had decided to release the film once the Government gives 100 percent occupancy in theaters.

Now that the Tamil Nadu Government has permitted for 100 percent occupancy in theaters, a similar order might be issued in Karnataka in the coming days also. So, many producers of big budget films have been planning their films after April. 'Yuvaratna' has already been announced on the 01st of April. Both 'Robert' as well as 'Kotigobba 3' films have been eyeing for a April 23 release and both of the producers have announced the film on the same date.

Which among the two will be released on the same date is yet to be seen in the coming days.

The problem pertainingg to Sudeep's latest film 'Kotigobba 3' being has finally been solved and two persons who were retained in Poland has been released.

Recently, the team of 'Kotigobba 3' had gone to Poland for shooting. A travel agent from Mumbai was paid 2.36 crores for 11 days to look after the accommodation, travel and shooting expenses of 54 team members in Poland. However, the agent started for asking extra money, for which the team declined and asked for the accounts. Meanwhile, most of the team members except the accountant and assistant director came back to Bangalore. The agents seized the duos passports and didn't let them travel back to Bangalore. 

Finally, producer Soorappa Babu with the help of actor Jaggesh and Union Minister Sadanandagowda managed to file case against the agents. After the police served noticed to the agents, the accountant and the assistant director has been released in Poland. With the two being resolved, the crisis has been solved successfully.

The teaser of Sudeep's new film 'Kotigobba 3' is all set to be released on his birthday. Sudeep will be celebrating his birthday on September 02nd and the team intends to release the teaser at midnight on September 02nd.

The first schedule of 'Kotigobba 3' has been completed in Serbia a couple of months back. Sudeep, Monica Sbastian, Aftab Shivadasani and others participated in the month long schedule of the film.

'Kotigobba 3' stars Sudeep, Monica Sebastian, Ravishankar, Rangayana Raghu and others in prominent roles. Shekhar Chandru is the cameraman, while Arjuna Janya is thmusic director.  being produced by Soorappa Babu and directed by Shiva Karthik.

The first schedule of Sudeep starrer 'Kotigobba 3' is complete and the teaser of the film was released on September 02nd on occasion of Sudeep's birthday.

'Kotigobba 3' teaser was released on September 02 midnight and already the teaser is trending number one in Youtube.

'Kotigobba 3' stars Sudeep, Monica Sebastian, Ravishankar, Rangayana Raghu and others in prominent roles. Shekhar Chandru is the cameraman, while Arjuna Janya is the music director.  being produced by Soorappa Babu and directed by Shiva Karthik.

Sudeep is a very known face in Tollywood, with the actor acting in many big films including 'Eega', 'Bahubali' and 'Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'. Many of his Kannada films have been dubbed into Telugu in the last few years. Now, 'Kotigobba 3' joins the bandwagon of such films by being dubbed to Telugu.

'Kotigobba 3' is all set to release in the last week of April. Meanwhile, the Telugu dubbing rights of the film have been acquired by Good Cinema Group and producer Devendra DK. Apart from releasing the film in Andhra and Telangana, they will also be releasing the film overseas.

Shreyas Media has joined hands with the team and will be promoting the film both in Karnataka and other places. A pre-release event has been organized in Chitradurga and the Kannada version will be promoted there.

Actor Sudeep has confirmed that his next film 'Pailwaan' which is being directed and produced by S Krishna is all set to go on floors during January end.

Sudeep himself has clarified in his tweeter account about his schedule this year. There was some wrong news in the media about Sudeep's schedule this year. Sudeep himself tweeted and clarified about his schedule.

'A wrong interpretation of my shooting schedule or probably wrong news reaching the gentleman who wrote this. 'Kotigobba 3' starts in the first half of 2018. Very happy with director Karthik and Soorappa Babu's enthu regarding the project. Joining them soon post Krishna's Pailwaan starting January end' tweeted Sudeep.

The shooting of Sudeep starrer 'Phailwan' is complete and the post-production of the film is in full progress. Meanwhile, the team has decided to release the festival on the auspicious day of Varmahalakshmi festival day.

'Phailwan' is being produced by Swapna Krishna and written and directed by S Krishna. Karunakar is the cameraman, while Arjun Janya is the music director. Akanksha Singh is the heroine, while Kabir Singh Duhan, Chikkanna, Sunil Shetty and others play prominent roles in the film.

Meanwhile, there is also news that Shivarajakumar starrer 'Anand' being produced by Dwarkish and directed by P Vasu and Murali starrer 'Bharaate' will also be releasing on the same day.

The songs of Sudeep starrer 'Phailwan' was released recently and now the trailer of the film is all set to be released at 1 PM tomorrow..

Producer Swapna Krishna has announced in her Twitter account that the trailer of the film will be releasing on Thursday. Not only the Kannada version, but all the languages will be released simultaneously in You Tube tomorrow.

'Phailwan' stars Sudeep, Akanksha Singh, Kabir Singh Duhan, Chikkanna, Sunil Shetty and others. The film is being produced by Swapna Krishna and written and directed by S Krishna. Karunakar is the cameraman, while Arjun Janya is the music director.

The audio release event of Sudeep starrer 'Phailwan' which was scheduled on the 27th of July was postponed due to various reasons. Now the songs of the film will be released officially on the 09th of August at Chitradurga.

Earlier, 'Phailwan' and 'Kurukshetra' were said to clash at the box-office on the 09th of August. However, 'Phailwan' got delayed due to technical reasons. Now 'Kurukshetra' will be releasing on the 09th and the songs of 'Phailwan' will be released on the same day.

The makers of 'Phailwan' have decided to organise the audio release event in Chitradurga because Sudeep has a huge fan following there. Director-Producer Krishna is planning a big event there and Sudeep along with Sunil Shetty will be participating in the event.

Sudeep starrer 'Phailwan' which was released on the 12th of September has completed 50 days successfully at the box-office. Meanwhile, Sudeep has tweeted that the film is a memorable journey.

''Phailwan' and the team behind this will always remain close to me. It's been a special and a memorable journey. A journey I have enjoyed every second. Thank you Krishna and Swapna Krishnna for making this happen' tweeted Sudeep.

'Phailwan' stars Sudeep, Akanksha Singh, Kabir Singh Duhan, Chikkanna, Sunil Shetty and others. The film is produced by Swapna Krishna and written and directed by S Krishna. Karunakar is the cameraman, while Arjun Janya is the music director.

The shooting of Sudeep starrer 'Phailwan' is almost complete except for a song and the shooting for the song will be held soon. The song, which is a duet will be shot in Mumbai and a special set is being erected there.

Recently, the shooting for the film is in progress in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad and actors Sudeep and Sunil Shetty were a part of this schedule.

'Phailwan' is being produced by Swapna Krishna and written and directed by S Krishna. Karunakar is the cameraman, while Arjun Janya is the music director. Akanksha Singh is the heroine, while Kabir Singh Duhan, Chikkanna, Sunil Shetty and others play prominent roles in the film.

The shooting for Sudeep starrer 'Phantom' has been postponed again. Firstly, it was said that the shooting will resume from the 01st of July. However, it was postponed a week further as the set was now ready. Now the shooting is said to resume from next week.

 A special set of forest has been erected specially at the Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Thousands of different plants worth Rs 50 lakhs have been brought down from Rajamundry to create a forest set. Workers are busy giving final touches to the set.

'Phantom' stars Sudeep, Shraddha Srinath, Nirup Bhandari and others in prominent roles and is being written and directed by Anup Bhandari of 'Rangitaranga' fame, The film is produced by Jack Manju. Earlier, Anup Bhandari was said to be composing the music for the film. Now Ajaneesh Lokananth has been roped in as the music director. 

Director Prem has censored his latest film 'The Villain' and has got 'U/A/ certificate. The film is 2 hours 55 minutes in duration and is one of the lengthiest film in the recent times.

The lengthiest film in the recent times was Darshan starrer 'Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna' and most of the films were less than two and a half hours. Now Prem has taken a huge bet by making a 2.55 hrs film.

'The Villain' stars Shivarajakumar, Sudeep, Mithun Chakraborty, Amy Jackson and others. Prem himself has scripted the film apart from directing it. C R Manohar is producing the film under Tanvi Films banner. Girish Gowda is the cameraman, while Arjun Janya has composed the songs for the film.