RGV to direct Telugu film after over a decade

Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma will direct a Telugu film after over a decade. The film, a comedy, is believed to be the story of a young man from Amalapuram in East Godavari district who comes to Hyderabad to make a movie.

Bollywood filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma will direct a Telugu film after over a decade. Actress Sridevi, her husband Boney Kapoor and actor Nagarjuna were present at the

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muhurtam

ceremony of the film titled

Kadha-Screenplay-Darsakatvam

:

Appalaraju

, which has popular Telugu comedian Sunil in the lead role.

The film, a comedy, is believed to be the story of a young man from Malapuram in East Godavari district who comes to Hyderabad to make a movie. Though Varma began his career with Telugu film

Siva

, he moved to Bollywood subsequently.

His last Telugu film was

Prema Katha

, made over a decade ago. Sridevi, who featured in Varma's two Telugu films -

Kshana Kshanam

and

Govinda Govinda

- said what she is today is because of Telugu audience.

Nagarjuna, who has featured in several of his films, said he was willing to do another film with the ace director.