R ARIVANANTHAM
Director Venky Atluri’s bilingual film ‘Vaathi’, starring 2 time-National Award Winning Superstar Dhanush and Samyuktha Menon in the lead, on Monday went on the floors with a pooja ceremony in Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad.
Glimpses from the Pooja Ceremony of #Vaathi / #Sir ✨
Thank you #Trivikram garu for your presence & blessings to the team! ❤️#SIRMovie @dhanushkraja @iamsamyuktha_ #VenkyAtluri @gvprakash @dineshkrishnanb @NavinNooli @vamsi84 #SaiSoujanya @Fortune4Cinemas @SitharaEnts pic.twitter.com/RSIA2lD2wC
— Sithara Entertainments (@SitharaEnts) January 3, 2022
The film, which is titled ‘Sir’ in Telugu and ‘Vaathi’ in Tamil, went on floors at exactly 10.19 a.m. in the presence of the cast, crew and guests, including director Trivikram, producers K.L. Narayana, M.L. Kumar Chowdary and S. Radhakrishna (Chinababu) besides Suresh Chukkapalli, Narra Srinivas and Mahendra (MD, Pragati Printers).
Leading production house Sithara Entertainments and Fortune Four Cinemas are joining hands to produce this bilingual film.
The script was handed over to the team by S Radhakrishna (Chinababu) of Haarika and Hassine Creations while the first clap of the film was done by Trivikram with Suresh Chukkapalli switching on the camera.
The makers added that the film’s principal shoot will start in Hyderabad on January 5.
S Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya are bankrolling the prestigious project. The film’s technical crew includes cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan, who is known for films like ‘Soodhu Kavvum’, ‘Sethupathi’, ‘Thegidi’ and ‘Maara’, National Award-winning editor Navin Nooli and music director GV Prakash Kumar.
Sai Kumar, Tanikella Bharani and Narra Srinivas too essay supporting roles.
SIR/Vaathi is set amid a college backdrop and the visual ambience of the film in the announcement video, filled with nostalgia, had caught the attention of many.
The public relations is handled by Lakshmivenugopal, Riaz K Ahmed.
