Vijay Deverakonda starrer Jana Gana Mana takes off, Pooja Hegde comes on board as the female lead

Vijay Deverakonda, who recently wrapped the first schedule of Shiva Nirvana's rom-com Kushi alongside Samantha, has shifted his focus to another project. Jana Gana Mana a.k.a JGM, his second film with Puri Jagannadh after the sports drama Liger, has commenced its shoot today. Pooja Hegde is officially on board as the female lead - her first with Vijay Deverakonda.

The makers released a special video to announce Pooja Hegde’s presence in the film in addition to confirming the shoot commencement. Reportedly, Pooja will be seen in an action-packed role in Jana Gana Mana. The shoot will be held in Mumbai and across several international locations. The first schedule is being shot in Mumbai currently.

The makers promise that audiences can expect a pathbreaking performance from Vijay Deverakonda yet again. With story, screenplay, dialogues and direction by Puri Jagannadh, Jana Gana Mana is touted to be an entertainer and will simultaneously release in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam on August 3, 2023.

The film is bankrolled by Charmme Kaur, Vamshi Paidipally under Puri Connects and Srikara Studios Production. The details of the cast and crew will be announced shortly. Pooja Hegde, who’s also shooting for her Hindi film with Salman Khan, had three releases this year already - Beast, Radhe Shyam and Acharya.