Prem’s upcoming directorial, The Villain which is still being shot, has already raked in good business.Trade has high expectations from this Kannada film starring Shivarajkumar, Sudeep and Amy Jackson. The film has already fetched good money from the sale of its satellite rights.
Prem, who could not hold back his excitement, tweets:“TheVillain rights sold for record numbers, comparable 2 Telugu & Tamil!” and he goes on to thank the artists and producers who are part of the film. Though he doesn’t mention the amount, according to industry sources, Zee Channel has bought the rights to the film for a whopping ` 7.3 crore, which is definitely on par with other south Indian films. The film has already fetched ` 5.4 crores for Hindi rights.
The film, produced by CR Manohar, also features senior actor Mithun Chakraborty, Telugu actor Srikanth and Sruthi Hariharan among others.The Villain has music by Arjun Janya and cinematography by Gire.
