'Tholi Prema' star Varun Tej to play an astronaut in his next film with 'The Ghazi Attack' director Sankalp Reddy

After the success of his ‘

Tholi Prema

’ with Raashi Khanna, under the direction of Venky Atluri, and his previous outing ‘

Fidaa

’ with Sai Pallavi, under the direction of Sekhar Kammula, Varun Tej seems to be on a roll in Tollywood.

Reports state that the actor is all set to star in a

space film

that will see him play the role of an astronaut. Sankalp Reddy of ‘The Ghazi Attack’ fame will be helming the yet-to-be-titled project, which will be produced by Y Rajeev Reddy and co-produced and presented by Krish Jagarlamudi of Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Manikarnika’ fame.

The pre-production of the film will commence either in late February or early March and reports state that this is a project Varun Tej was keen on right from the word go. Sankalp and Varun Tej will also undergo a month-long training programme in zero gravity conditions to prep for the film. The prep will be done in Kazakhstan and shooting is said to commence from April, aiming for a year-end release.

The rest of the cast and crew for the film are yet to be finalised. On February 16, 2018, Tamil film ‘

Tik Tik Tik

’ is all set for release, calling itself as ‘India’s first space film’. That would make Varun Tej’s untitled project India’s second space film.
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