Naga Chaitanya teams up with Venkat Prabhu for bilingual project

Actor Naga Chaitanya, who was last seen in the Telugu romantic comedy Bangarraju, has signed up for his first film since his separation from ex-wife Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

He has teamed up with filmmaker Venkat Prabhu for a Telugu-Tamil project, which has been tentatively dubbed NC 22. The project, which will also mark Naga Chaitanya’s Tamil debut, had its official launch on Wednesday. 

Filmmaker Venkat Prabhu took to Twitter to announce the project. 

He wrote, “God is kind. With the blessings of almighty and my fans I am happy to announce my next, a bilingual film (Tamil & Telugu) with my brother(sic).”

In another tweet, the production house shared pictures from the launch ceremony. 

In the pictures, Naga Chaitanya can be seen wearing denim jeans with a blue hoodie. 

The rest of the cast and crew is yet to be announced. Yuvan Shankar Raja, a constant collaborator with Venkat Prabhu, will compose the music. 

Meanwhile, Naga Chaitanya currently awaits the release of the Aamir Khan-starrer Laal Singh Chaddha, in which he’s played a key role. 

Chaitanya had joined the team as a replacement for actor Vijay Sethupathi, who was originally signed to play the character. To be seen playing Aamir Khan’s close friend, this movie will mark Chaitanya’s Hindi debut.

Laal Singh Chaddha is the Indian adaptation of Tom Hanks’s Forrest Gump (1994). Chaitanya will be seen playing the character of Benjamin Buford Blue aka Bubba.