Anushka in Varudu
It is now confirmed that�voluptuous beauty Anushka, who is currently riding high with the success of her latest Telugu release Arundhati, has replaced Parvathi Melton in Mahesh Babu's much-anticipated action entertainer Varudu directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Varudu will be Anushka's fourth film in 2009 after Siruthai, Vettaikaran and Billa (Telugu).
After the tremendous success of Athadu (2005), Mahesh Babu once again teams up with director Trivikram Srinivas in Varudu, produced by Singanamala Ramesh under the banner of Kanakarathna Movies. The film will be extensively shot in the picturesque locations of Rajasthan, Nashik and South Africa. The first schedule will be shot in Hyderabad and its (longer) second schedule will be in Rajasthan.
Varudu will be an action-based romantic entertainer featuring Mahesh in the role of a taxi driver. Notably, Mahesh Babu’s wife and former Miss India Namrata Shirodkar will design the costumes for the heroine and supervise the make up for the artists. Comedian Sunil and Prakashraj have important roles in this film, which is to be cinematographed by ace Bollywood cameraman Sunil Patel of Hum Tum and Bachna Ae Haseeno fame. Mani Sharma scores the music. Varudu is slated for a July 2009 release.
Meanwhile, Anushka’s Tollywood blockbuster Arundhati, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, is now being dubbed in Tamil�with the same name. Arundhati is about the struggle of the protagonist (Anushka) to free her family from a curse. Film critics view the box office records set by this heroine-centric film as a phenomenal achievement, as�seldom do such movies create box office records.
