Vijay Deverakonda tried his luck at pan-Indian stardom last year, with Liger, directed by Puri Jagannath. While there were decent expectations for the film, the film turned out to be a huge disaster upon release. Liger went on to become one of the worst films of 2022 even. Vijay has now signed his second pan-Indian project, which will be directed by Gautam Tinnanuri.
Gautam Tinnanuri made an impressive debut in Tollywood, with Malli Raava. He then took the nation by storm, with Jersey, which featured Nani in the lead role. The film was remade in Hindi with the same name, with Shahid Kapoor in the lead role. This film was announced a little while ago, with the film set to be produced under the Sitara Entertainments banner.
Sources say that Gautam has come up with an action entertainer for Vijay, which will also explore interesting themes. The film is said to have a universal appeal, making it the right film for a pan-Indian release. Sitara Entertainments are set to produce the film on a very grand scale, and Vijay is said to be quite excited about the film.
On the other hand, Vijay has director Siva Nirvana's Kushi coming up. Samantha is the leading lady of the film, and the film was initially set to be released in Christmas 2022. However, following the unavailability of Sam, the film's release got pushed. With Sam still not back on sets, there's no clarity over when the shooting of the film will be resumed, and when the film will be released.
