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Mohanlal Teams Up With Upendra For Kannada Film ‘Kanneswara’

By Aswathy Gopalakrishnan
Mohanlal in Lailaa O Lailaa Movie Stills

Actor Mohanlal will be joining hands with Kannada actor Upendra for a movie titled Kanneswara. Directed by Naganna, the film will have Vedhika playing the female lead. The shoot will begin next year.

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Kanneswara is Mohanlal’s third Kannada film. He first made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Love and then shared screen space with Puneeth Rajkumar in 2015 movie Mythri.

Through a press release, actor Upendra expressed his pleasure in acting alongside Mohanlal. He said:

I am a big fan of Lalettan’s work and look forward to acting with him. His role in Kanneswara is a powerful one, and will be a showcase for his acting skills. The team is honoured to be working with such a great actor.

Mohanlal’s last two films this year, Oppam and Pulimurugan, are still running to full houses in Kerala. Pulimurugan, an action drama directed by Vysakh, has become the first Malayalam movie to enter the Rs 100 crore club. Of late, the Malayalam superstar has been foraying into other south Indian languages. Mohanlal’s last outing in Kannada, Mythri, was a box office hit, and his recent Telugu film Janatha Garage was a hit too.
Mohanlal’s next Malayalam release will be Munthiri Vallikal Thalirkkumbol, a romantic-drama directed by Jibu Jacob, in which he is paired opposite Meena, his co-star in Drishyam.

Currently Mohanlal is shooting for Major Ravi’s 1971: Beyond Borders, a trilingual war drama. A big budget project, the film will have Mohanlal reprising his role as Major Mahadevan for the fourth time.

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Aswathy Gopalakrishnan is a Film Critic at Silverscreen India, and can be reached on Twitter at aswathyg31 or by email at aswathy@silverscreen.in