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Shaam shares a picture with Prakash Raj from the sets of Vijay's Varisu

The film, directed by Vamshi Paidipally, has Rashmika Mandanna in the lead

Shaam shares a picture with Prakash Raj from the sets of Vijay's Varisu
Prakash Raj and Shaam

Last Updated: 06.02 PM, Jul 25, 2022

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Actor Shaam, who is teaming up with Thalapathy Vijay after two decades, recently shared a picture from the sets of their upcoming film, Varisu. Shaam is seen along with Prakash Raj in the picture and he called Prakash Raj an amazing actor and a great human being. 鈥淲HATA A PERSONALITY @joinprakashraj PRAKASH RAJ SIR NOT ONLY AN AMAZING ACTOR BUT ALSO GREAT HUMAN BEING 馃グ 馃グ LOVE U SIR 馃槝 馃槝 馃槝 #prakashraj #actorshaam #shaam #varisu #varisudu". 

Shaam had earlier appeared in an uncredited role in Vijay's Kushi, which had Jyotika playing the leading lady. Interestingly, Shaam went on to make his debut as lead actor with 12B in which he teamed up with Jyotika and Simran.

Varisu has Vijay teaming up with Rashmika Mandanna for the first time. The film is Rashmika's second one in Tamil after her debut in Karthi's Sulthan, which was directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan. The ensemble star cast for Varisu includes Prakash Raj, Shaam, Sangitha Krish, Prabhu, Yogi Babu, Khushbu Sundar, Srikanth and Samyuktha. The shoot for the second schedule of the film is on in full swing in Hyderabad and the film is gearing up to hit screens for Pongal in 2023. This will be Vijay's Pongal release after a long gap and fans are really excited about the same. 

It is said that Vijay will be playing a dual role in the film. Music for Varisu is by Thaman. The composer had called the opportunity to work with Vijay, a dream come true. The story and screenplay are by Vamshi himself, with whom Vijay is teaming up for the first time. Dialogues are by Hari and Ashishor Solomon, and additional screenplay is by lyricist Vivek. Karthick Palani is handling the cinematography and KL Praveen is handling the editing. The film is bankrolled by Dil Raju and Shirish under their production house Sri Venkateswara Creations. 

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