Director Prasanth Varma made an impressive debut with the critically acclaimed Awe that starred Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menen, Regina Cassandra, Eesha Rebba, Murali Sharma, Priyadarshi, in the lead roles. The film was raved by the critics and the audience for its innovative premise and discussing complex themes. Prasanth Varma was also applauded for the intriguing screenplay. Notably, the film won the National Award for Best Special Effects and Best Make Up . The talented director will next be making a new film called Zombie Reddy and interestingly, it will be Telugu cinema’s first zombie film.

The announcement about this project was made a few weeks back and it created a huge buzz on social media. One can be sure that the film will be quite different in terms of its treatment and premise. Produced by Raj Shekar Varma under the banner of Apple Tree Studios, Zombie Reddy will have music by Mark K Robin, cinematography by Anith, editing by Sai Babu and production design by Sri Nagendra Tangala. The screenplay is penned by Scriptsville. Details regarding the star cast of this film is yet to be known. The pre-production works are said to be happening in full swing and we can expect the film to go on floors after the pandemic. Prasanth Varma has emerged as one of the promising next-gen directors from Telugu cinema and we can hope for a quality product from him.

The makers of Zombie Reddy have now released a new promo video as a tribute to Megastar Chiranjeevi who is celebrating his birthday tomorrow (August 22). Ahead of Chiranjeevi’s birthday, Prasanth Varma and his team have put out a new video as a mark of love and respect. This short tribute video has got a good response from the fans. Tomorrow is indeed going to be an important day for Chiranjeevi fans for the fact that the first look and motion poster of Chiru 152 is going to be unveiled.

Though it is a known fact that the film is titled Acharya, the fans are waiting for the official confirmation. Chiru 152 will be directed by blockbuster filmmaker Koratala Siva and will feature Chiranjeevi in a new makeover. The film will have music scored by Mani Sharma and editing by Navin Nooli. 24 and Petta fame cinematographer S Tirru is handling the visuals of this mega biggie. Suresh Selvarajan will head the art direction department.