Published 18:26 IST, December 9th 2020
‘Acharya’ director Kortala Siva makes a detailed shoot schedule for Chiranjeevi starrer
‘Acharya’ director Kortala Siva is all set to continue the filming of the Chiranjeevi starrer. The film is slated to feature Ramcharan as well.
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Mirchi director Kortala Siva, who is directing an upcoming Telugu language drama, has now set up a complete shooting schedule to complete the filming of his movie before April next year. The film is produced by Ramcharan and Niranjan Freddy under the Konidela Production Company and Matinee Entertainments banners. Apart from Telugu film industry megastar Chiranjeevi, actor Ramcharan and Kajal Aggarwal will also play pivotal roles in the movie which is slated to release in the second quarter of 2021.
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Acharya shooting updates revealed
According to telugucinema portal, megastar Chiranjeevi, who had taken a break from the shooting of Acharya to attend Niharika's wedding which was scheduled in Udaipur, will resume the shoot for Acharya in a few days. Director Kortala Siva is set to complete the filming of the movie by April as the producers are aiming for a May 2021 release. He has carefully set out the complete shoot schedule post the lockdown delay, which is set to resume in a few days now. The production of the film was halted due to lockdown and later as Chiranjeevi was tested positive for COVID.
As per a report presented by Tollywood Net, the makers of the film constructed a temple set which almost costed them around Rs 4 crore. The latest update as per the outlet is that team Acharya has built a Kerala village set in Hyderabad. It is also claimed that the makers have spent around Rs. 20 crore for erecting the village including the temple cost. Acharya will also be Kajal Aggarwal’s huge project after her getting hitched to Gautam Kitchlu. The project marks Chiranjeevi’s maiden collaboration with director Koratala Siva. The film reportedly will be about a middle-aged Naxalite-turned-social reformer who launches a fight against the Endowments Department over misappropriation and embezzlement of temple funds and donations.
Koratala Siva is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He started out as a dialogue writer for films such as Okkadunnadu, Munna, Brindavanam, and Oosaravelli. Later he directed many successful Telugu films like Mirchi, Srimanthudu, Janatha Garage, and Bharat Ane Nenu. Recently, actor Sonu Sood was felicitated on the sets of Acharya for all the humanitarian work he did during the coronavirus pandemic. Actor Tanikella Bharani and director Koratala Siva felicitated Sonu on behalf of the entire team on November 21. According to several media reports, Sonu Sood is believed to be playing the antagonist in Acharya, which stars Chiranjeevi in a dual role.
#KoratalaSiva & #TanikellaBharani Felicitates #SonuSood on the sets of #Acharya for his humanitarian work during the lockdown period.@SonuSood #Tollywood #TeluguFilmNagar pic.twitter.com/6lt49N2SuX
— Telugu FilmNagar (@telugufilmnagar) November 21, 2020
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18:26 IST, December 9th 2020