'Mega Prince' has joined hands with director Harish Shankar.S for 'Valmiki', an official remake of Tamil blockbuster 'Jigarthanda', directed by Karthik Subbaraju. The film was launched a couple of months ago and Varun has flown to U.S. of A. for boxing training,
Because of the unavailability of Varun, Shankar has carried the shoot with the supporting cast and now that Varun is back, the team has planned keen schedule, which will go ahead for 35 days. The shooting shall take place in outskirts of Hyderabad. Tamil 'tiktok' sensation, Mrinalini Ravi is already a part of the project along with another Tamil actor, Atharvaa.
Major portions of the film's talkie part will be wrapped up with this prolonged schedule, say sources. The film is produced under the banner of '14 Reels Plus'. The release date is yet to be announced.