'Saindhav's female lead announced: Everything about Venkatesh Daggubati's actioner film
What's the story
Telugu superstar Venkatesh Daggubati's landmark 75th film, titled Saindhav, is slated to hit theaters on December 22. The hype around the film is high as it reportedly features some of the biggest Tollywood actors alongside Venky, including his nephews Rana Daggubati and Naga Chaitanya. Now, the makers have announced that Shraddha Srinath will be Saindhav's leading lady. Here's everything to know about the project.
New cast member
Srinath to play role of Manognya
Srinath made her indelible mark in the industry with films like U-Turn (2016), Jersey (2019), and Vikram Vedha (2017). On Saturday, she took to Instagram to confirm that she is playing the leading lady in Saindhav. Sharing the first-look poster, the actor wrote, "10 weeks is a long time to keep such exciting news under wraps... Grateful to be working with the dream team."
About the character
Manognya to be Srinath's career-best role, per makers
In the first-look poster, Srinath, as Manognya, is seated in a car holding a lunch box and wearing a saree and looks quite serious and lost in deep thought. According to several media reports, the makers stated that the character Manognya would be Srinath's career-best role, offering more scope for performance. The film is bankrolled by Venkat Boyanapalli, under the banner of Niharika Entertainment.
Debut
Nawazuddin Siddiqui to make his Tollywood debut alongside Venkatesh
In January, Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui announced his Tollywood debut alongside Daggubati in the upcoming Saindhav. Siddiqui was last seen in the Tiger Shroff-Tara Sutaria starrer Heropanti 2. Apart from Saindhav, Siddiqui has several interesting upcoming projects this year, including Haddi—in which he will be taking up the role of a transwoman—as well as films like Tiku Weds Sheru, Bole Chudiyan, and Afwaah.
Details
All about 'Saindhav'
Helmed by Sailesh Kolanu, Saindhav is touted as an out-and-out action drama. The pan-India film's first-look poster—released in January—showed Daggubati holding a gun while donning a raw and rustic look. After this, a promo video was released, which revealed that the film is set in a fictional city called Chandraprastha, where Daggubati is seen holding a medical ice-box and a gun as well.