Turbo – Raj B Shetty’s villain act wins many hearts

Raj B Shetty has officially made his Malayalam cinema debut today with Turbo. Yes, he did bring his film Toby to Malayalam audiences last year, but that was a dubbed movie. This is the real deal for Raj, who has a healthy fan following in the state, thanks to his films like Ondu Motteya Kathe and Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana.

High praise for Raj B Shetty in Turbo

Raj plays Vetrivel Shanmugha Sundaram, the main antagonist in the film by director Vysakh, which is based on a script by Midhun Manuel Thomas. And his performance in the film is getting a lot of praise. “Raj B Shetty🔥” , is the most commonly seen comment on social media from audiences who caught the first day first show across the country. While the overall feedback about the film is mixed, Mammootty’s action blocks and Raj’s performance are the most talked about at the moment.

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“Raj B Shetty is a devilish villain”, “Raj B rises to the occasion with a strong villain character”, “Raj B Shetty delivers a commendable performance as Vetrivel”, “Raj B Shetty stole the show”, and many more comments have been pouring in; indication that audiences have not only taken note of, but also loved the actor’s work in Turbo.

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Back home, Raj should soon have a release in the form of composer Arjun Janya’s directorial debut, 45, in which he is joined by Shivarajkumar and Upendra. A new acting gig he has okayed is an as-yet-untitled film with Duniya Vijay, which will be directed by Kaatera writer Jadesha K Hampi. Raj has a role in Pedro director Natesh Hegde’s next, Vagachipani as well, but as has been the case with Pedro, there is no update on a theatrical or OTT release.

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During the promotions of Toby, Raj had said that he was committed to writing two scripts for his friends, for films to be made under his banner. Only after that was he looking at returning to the director’s chair.