Kabzaa star Upendra's film with director Shashank to go on floors in 2023

Real Star Upendra's birthdays are known to bring exciting updates to all the fans and his most recent one (September 18) didn't disappoint either. While, on one hand, the Kabzaa teaser garnerned tremendous attention and optimism from the digital audience, the other side saw new announcements being made with respect to Uppi's upcoming projects. One such announcement was regarding the much-awaited Upendra and Shashank collaboration which, as per the makers, is now gearing up to go on floors.

The yet-untitled project, which will be directed by Shashank (Moggina Manasu, Krishnan Love Story, Love 360), will be a multilingual and is slated to enter the production phase in 2023. Although the film was first announced a couple of years ago, the pandemic and other scheduling conflicts are said to have put the project on the backburner. 

With Upendra then getting busy with the magnum opus Kabzaa and Shashank taking up the romantic thriller Love 360 as his buffer project, it would seem that the duo is all set to resume things on their passion project.

The makers unveiled a special poster from the film which features a neon-ish colour scheme and Upendra wearing sunglasses. The film will be made in Kannada and simultaneously dubbed & released in four other Indian languages.

Shashank will be producing the film under his home banner of Shashank Cinemass and this would be the fourth venture for the production house. While there's very little known about the storyline or the subject matter, reports have suggested that the script had to undergo changes following discussions between Shashank and Upendra and the agreed upon one is a family drama.

Hariprriya, who will be Upendra's co-star in another film titled Lagaam, will play the female lead in the Shashank film. The actress was brought on board back in April of 2021 had shared the excitement of sharing the screen with a superstar like Upendra and also about the fact that she is working with director Shashank who is known to lend his female characters a strong core.