Dulquer Salmaan looks dapper as Lieutenant Ram in upcoming Telugu film

Vyjayanthi Movies, on Wednesday, unveiled a glimpse of actor Dulquer Salmaan’s character from their upcoming yet-untitled Telugu period drama on the occasion of the actor’s birthday. In the movie, Dulquer plays a character called Lieutenant Ram.

Directed by Hanu Raghavapudi, it is rumoured that the film also stars Pooja Hegde and Rashmika Mandanna. However, the makers are yet to make any official announcement on the casting. Vishal Chandrasekhar has been roped in to compose music.

Last year, the makers unveiled a concept poster to mark the announcement of the project. Going by the poster, the film feels like a period romantic drama. The poster, which is stylises as a postcard, hints that the story unfolds in 1964 and features Dulquer in the role of an Indian soldier.

Dulquer’s last Telugu outing was Mahanati, in which he played veteran actor Gemini Ganesan. He received critical acclaim for his performance in the movie.

Dulquer also awaits the release of his upcoming Malayalam film, Kurup. It will narrate the story of Sukumara Kurup, a family man who, after reading of a crime involving embezzlement of insurance money in Germany, got motivated to insure and script his own death.

A statement from the makers last year indicated that Kurup will be the most expensive film to be made in Dulquer Salmaan’s career on a budget of Rs. 35 crore.

“In his career, this is the biggest budget film that Dulquer has ventured into. It’s made on a budget of Rs. 35 crore and has been shot in places such as Kerala, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Mangalore and Mysore) and UAE,” read the statement.

Sobhita Dhulipala plays the leading lady in Kurup, which has been directed by Srinath Rajendran.

Dulquer also has Tamil romantic drama Hey Sinamika with choreographer-turned-director Brindha Gopal in the pipeline. Hey Sinamika also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and Kajal Aggarwal.

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