Producer Subaskaran of Lyca Productions is all set to enter Sandalwood. He will make his maiden Kannada film with actor Nikhil Kumar, who is basking in the success of Seetharama Kalyana. Nikhil Gowda had made his acting debut with the Kannada-Telugu bilingual film, Jaguar, that released in 2016. The actor is all set to star in a lavish multilingual film which will be bankrolled by 2.0 and Indian 2’s producer Subaskaran under Lyca Productions banner.
The project is expected to be announced in a couple of months. The film will be released in all the four major South Indian languages – Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam. Lyca Productions has bankrolled some of the biggest blockbusters of south India. The company started producing films in India with 2014 hit Kaththi. It has since produced several hit films like Khaidi No. 150, Kolamavu Kokila, Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, and Vada Chennai among others.
Lyca Productions also holds the distinction of funding India’s costliest film yet, 2.0. The sci-fi film, starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar, was made on a budget of Rs 500 crore.