Vyjayanthi Movies announced that Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan will play an important character in the untitled movie, going by the name, ‘Prabhas 21’. The movie which stars Prabhas, Deepika Padukone will be directed by Nag Ashwin and is touted to be a futuristic sci-fi thriller set against the backdrop of an imaginary third world war.
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— Vyjayanthi Movies (@VyjayanthiFilms) October 9, 2020
Bankrolled by C Ashwini Dutt, the film marks the debut of Deepika Padukone in Tollywood. It is expected to go on floors in December and the makers are aiming to release in 2023. The film, originally to be made in Telugu, will also be dubbed in Tamil and Hindi.