Exclusive - Salaar actor Saurav Lokesh to play a baddie in Chiranjeevi's next, here's what we know

Salaar actor Saurav Lokesh bags a biggie with Chiranjeevi. He will be seen as one of the villains in the film.

Saurav Lokesh with Chiranjeevi

Salaar has been declared a smash hit in the South. Prabhas fans are on top of the world as their star hero has finally scored a hit after so many years. He played the role of Deva in Salaar and gave his fans an all-time high with his fights and screen presence.

When it comes to other actors, even the supporting cast who played key roles in Salaar has become pretty famous. One such actor is Saurav Lokesh, the Kannada actor. Well, his impressive performance in the film has allowed him to work with megastar Chiranjeevi.

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We have exclusively come to know that Saurav will play one of the main villains in Chiranjeevi's film with director Vassishta. The fantasy drama is on the floors as of now and Saurav is the latest addition to the cast. An official confirmation will be made regarding the same very soon.

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Saurav played the role of Gurung in Salaar and his performance has pushed his career in the right direction. Saurav has been around for a long time now and getting a Chiranjeevi film is no small feat. The project in discussion is tentatively titled Vishwambhara and is being produced on a massive scale.

Mrunal Thakur is playing one of the leads and she has been paid a whopping four crore as her fee. There is also scope for the other two heroines as per the news and they will be announced soon. The shooting is happening in a forest area in AP and very soon, Chiranjeevi will join the sets.

Chiranjeevi scored a massive flop with his last film Bholaa Shankar that was directed by Meher Ramesh. Since then, he has maintained a low profile and is concentrating on his next. He is hand-picking actors for this film and Saurav Lokesh is one of them. Well, we need to see how this young actor will perform in this role.

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