Karthikeya 2 star Nikhil resumes shooting for 18 Pages, release date announced

Nikhil Siddhartha, after tasting success with Arjun Suravaram in 2019, was patient, focused and waited for three long years for Karthikeya 2, the mystical thriller that turned out to be a hit across multiple languages. His next release, 18 Pages, also has him teaming up with his Karthikeya 2 co-star Anupama Parameswaran again. 18 Pages, whose story is written by Pushpa director Sukumar, is being directed by Current, Kumari 21F filmmaker Palnati Surya Pratap.

Wrapping up an extensive schedule for his action thriller Spy, Nikhil has now resumed shooting for 18 Pages. The team shared a picture featuring the actor in the location today. The shoot of 18 Pages is set to be wrapped with this final schedule. The makers are leaving no stone unturned to give the right finishing touches for the romance, more so after the monstrous success of Karthikeya 2. Nikhil is simultaneously completing his dubbing for the project too.

A Vasanth cranks the camera for the film which has music by Gopi Sundar. Edited by Navin Nooli, the film has art direction by Ramana Vanka. Palnati Surya Pratap has also written the screenplay for 18 Pages, which has dialogues by the much-in-demand writer Srikanth Vissa. Allu Aravind is the presenter of the film bankrolled by Bunny Vaas under GA2 Pictures and Sukumar Writings. Shravan Raparthi is the executive producer and Babu is the line producer respectively.

18 Pages is gearing up for a release on December 23, 2022. Nikhil's other films, editor-turned-director Garry BH's Spy and an untitled project with Sudheer Varma, are expected to release in 2023. Karthikeya 3 is another project the actor has committed to, though the details about the shoot commencement are yet to be made official. Meanwhile, Karthikeya 2 can be watched on ZEE5.