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Kannada actor Upendra joins Ram Pothineni’s ‘RAPO 22’

The film tentatively titled RAPO 22 is being directed by Mahesh Babu P.

South First Desk

Published May 13, 2025 | 2:10 PM ⚊ Updated May 13, 2025 | 2:10 PM

Kannada actor Upendra joins Ram Pothineni's 'RAPO 22'

Upendra joins Ram Pothineni's 'RAPO 22'. (X)

Kannada actor Upendra is all set to join Ram Pothineni and Bhaghyasree Borse’s untitled film.

The film tentatively titled RAPO 22 is being directed by Mahesh Babu P. The director is known for his previous film the 2023 rom-com Miss Shetty Mr Polishetty starring Naveen Polishetty and Anushka Shetty.

Mahesh Babu has also penned the story and screenplay for his film. Apart from Ram Pothineni and Bhagyashree Borse in the lead cast, the film also has other actors like Rahul Ramakrishna, Rao Ramesh, Murali Sharma, Satya, and VTV Ganesh in the ensemble cast.

Sharing the news, Ram Pothineni wrote on his X: “Honoured to present our Superstar Upendra garu as ‘SURYA KUMAR’ – a tribute to the Spirit of Every Superstar we admire and look up to. ”

Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar are producing the film under the Mythri Movie Makers banner, marking their first project with Ram Pothineni. The technical crew features Avinash Kolla as production designer, Sreekar Prasad as editor, and Siddharth Nuni handling cinematography. Music for the film will be composed by the duo Vivek-Mervin.

Apart from this, the makers also announced that the title glimpse of the film will be announced on 15 May.

On the work front, Upendra will be seen next in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie, starring Rajinikanth. He is also part of Arjun Janya’s ambitious Kannada project 45, where he stars alongside Shiva Rajkumar and Raj B Shetty.

While Ram Pothineni was last seen in Double iSmart, Bhagyashree Borse has VD 12 with Vijay Deverakonda, directed by Gautam Tinnanuri, and Kaantha alongside Dulquer Salmaan, apart from this project.

 

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