After a two-decade career in the Telugu film industry, director VV Vinayak is now ready to enter Bollywood. He will make his Hindi debut with the remake of the Telugu blockbuster Chatrapathi.

Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas plays the main hero there. Jayantilal Gada of Pen Studios is funding the project. Filming will begin soon in Hyderabad.

Speaking to a Telugu daily about the film, Vinayak said: “Working in Bollywood is a new experience. All the work is going on schedule there. We have the opportunity to expand our creativity if we do a project in Hindi. The Chatrapathi remake will also be huge. Regular filming will begin from July 15 in Hyderabad.

Vinayak felt that Bollywood audiences would definitely accept Bellamkonda. “The dubbed versions of his films (Bellamkonda) are very well received in North India. This is the reason why the producers wanted to remake this film with him. First, he came on board, and then I signed the project, ”he said.

Vinayak said the COVID-19 pandemic and low production of his first acting film Seenayya had caused him to take a long gap. “I had several plans, but they didn’t work. In the meantime, Dil Raju got closer to Seenayya but his exit was not as planned. Now, I’m not in the mood to waste time and I plan to release new films on a regular basis, ”he added.

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