Manoranjan's second film 'Brihaspathi' is all set to be released in the first week of January 2018, hereby making the film to be the first release of that year. Aru Gowda starrer '3 Gante 30 Dina 30 Second' is also likely to be released in the same week itself.

'Brihaspathi' which is a remake of Tamil hit 'VIP' was earlier titled as 'VIP' itself. However, the title was changed to 'Son of Ravichandran'. Now the team has titled the film as 'Brihaspathi'.

'Brihaspathi' stars Manoranjan Ravichandran, Mishty Chakraborty, Sithara, Avinash and others in prominent roles. Harikrishna is the music director, while Satya Hegade is the cinematographer. The film has been produced by Rockline Venkatesh and is directed by Nandakishore.