Salman Khan joins sets of Godfather, Chiranjeevi welcomes star

Actor Chiranjeevi on Wednesday took to Twitter to welcome Salman Khan on board his upcoming Telugu political thriller Godfather.

Posting a picture with Salman from the sets of the movie, Chiranjeevi said that sharing screen space with the actor would be an absolute joy. A remake of the Malayalam film Lucifer (2019), Salman will be seen essaying the role played by Prithviraj Sukumaran.

This project, which is being directed by Mohan Raja, will mark Salman’s first appearance in a Telugu film. 

“Welcome aboard Godfather, Bhai. Your entry has energized everyone & the excitement has gone to next level. Sharing screen with you is an absolute joy. Your presence will no doubt give that magical kick to the audience (sic),” Chiranjeevi tweeted. 

Welcome aboard #Godfather ,
Bhai @BeingSalmanKhan ! Your entry has energized everyone & the excitement has gone to next level. Sharing screen with you is an absolute joy. Your presence will no doubt give that magical #KICK to the audience.@jayam_mohanraja @AlwaysRamCharan pic.twitter.com/kMT59x1ZZq

— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) March 16, 2022

Godfather also stars Nayanthara. She will play Manju Warrier’s role from the original. 

The actress, who joined the sets in September 2021, recently completed shooting for her portion for the movie.

Mohan Raja tweeted: “Finished a major schedule today with the lady superstar Nayanthara for our Godfather. It’s nothing less than sheer joy n satisfaction working with her for the consecutive third time (sic).” 

Along with the tweet, Mohan also shared a picture with Nayanthara from the sets.

Finished a major schedule today with the lady superstar #Nayanthara for our #Godfather

It’s nothing less than sheer joy n satisfaction working with her for the consecutive third time #Thanioruvan#Velaikkaran #Godfather pic.twitter.com/PqQ8BE4z4r

— Mohan Raja (@jayam_mohanraja) February 16, 2022

Godfather marks Mohan Raja's return to Telugu cinema after a decade.

Meanwhile, Chiranjeevi currently awaits the release of filmmaker Koratala Siva’s Acharya, in which he’s rumored to have played dual roles. The film also stars Ram Charan. Recently, it was announced that he will also star in the Telugu remake of the Tamil film Vedalam (2015). The project has been titled Bholaa Shankar, and it also stars Keerthy Suresh as his sister.