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Shankar to Venkat Prabhu, Tamil directors who made their Telugu debut

ETimes.in | Last updated on - May 10, 2023, 08:00 IST
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Shankar to Venkat Prabhu, Tamil directors who made their Telugu debut

Tamil cinema has introduced several talents to the world. As it welcomed stars, Tamil cinema stars have also contributed in other languages. Several Tamil directors have stepped out to work with leading actors from other industries, including the neighboring Telugu industry. Take a look at five Tamil directors who made their Telugu debut.

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Shankar

Director Shankar is popular for delivering mega budget films, and he has made Tamil cinema proud with his brilliant films. The legendary has decided to work on a straight Telugu film for the first time with actor Ram Charan in the lead role, and the film titled 'Game Changer' has reached the final stage of production. 'Game Changer' will also be dubbed and released in multiple languages like Shankar's previous Tamil films, and the film will have a grand theatrical release soon.

Venkat Prabhu clarifies 'Custody' is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual

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AR Murugadoss

AR Murugadoss is one of the skilled directors in Tamil, and he worked with several leading heroes in Tamil. But did you know, the proficient director had made his Telugu debut in 2006 with 'Stalin' featuring Chiranjeevi in the lead role. AR Murugadoss then directed his second Telugu film 'Spyder' in 2017 with Mahesh Babu in the lead role, and the film didn't go well for the director.

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Lingusamy

Lingusamy is popular for delivering mass family entertainers, and he delivered several blockbuster hits. But in the last ten years, Lingusamy had only directed 2 films in Tamil, and it made the director make his debut in Telugu with the 2022 film 'The Warrior'. The Ram Pothineni starrer was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, but the film failed to perform well at the box office.

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Samuthirakani

Samuthirakani, who started his career as a director, has developed into a notable actor with his versatile performances. In 2015, Samuthirakani teamed up with Telugu actor Nani to make his Telugu debut as a director with the film 'Janda Pai Kapiraju'. Samuthirakani has now joined forces with Pawan Kalyan for his second Telugu film as a director and the film is the remake of his own directorial 'Vinodhaya Sitham'.

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Venkat Prabhu

Venkat Prabhu has joined forces with Naga Chaitanya for the Telugu-Tamil bilingual to make his Telugu debut as a director and the film titled 'Custody' is all set to release on May 12. Venkat Prabhu is expected to impress Telugu audiences with the film, and the film is getting great response in the reservations.

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