Political thriller stars Naga Chaitanya.
By Tathagata Mitra
BANGALORE: Telugu film star Naga Chaitanya’s upcoming film Autonagar Surya is headed for a grand worldwide release on June 27.
Directed by Deva Katta, Autonagar Surya is stated to be a political thriller. Other than Chaitanya, there is also Samantha Ruth Prabhu in a lead role. Rakul Preet Singh who recently made her Bollywood debut with Yaariyan and Sai Kumar also appear in pivotal roles.
Autonagar Surya will see Chaitanya in an all-around entertaining role where he will be exhibiting various emotions. In this film his name is Surya and he is a mechanic. Although the role was originally offered to Pawan Kalyan, after much speculation the role went to Chaitanya. Samantha will be playing his love interest.
Son of the Telugu superstar Nagarjuna, Chaitanya made his debut with the 2009 film Josh. His second film was Ye Maaya Chesave which released in early 2010. His performance in this film was compared with his father’s in the hit romantic film Geethanjali.
Chaitanya’s next 100% Love was a romantic comedy where he starred opposite Tamannaah Bhatia. The film was a major hit at the box office and the critics were in praise of Chaitanya’s performance and his screen chemistry with Tamannaah.
Deva is a well-known director of the Telugu film industry. His Prasthanam was shown in the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India. The film has also won the Filmfare South Critics Award for Best film and Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze) in 2010. Autonagar Surya is Deva’s third feature film after Prasthanam and Vannela.
The filming mostly took place in Hyderabad which is where the film is set. Anoop Rubens composed the music for the film Hostel cinematographer Srikanth Naroj handled the cinematography.