Raj B Shetty, a trendsetter with his film Ondu Motteya Kate, is a new favourite in Kannada cinema. In his last interview with CE, the director-actor had said that he would focus on his acting for a while and his second film sees him play a cab driver. But, what is more interesting is his third project.

It will be a step up for Raj because he will be acting in a movie made under Puneeth Rajkumar’s production house, Parvarthamma Rajkumar Productions. Puneeth had announced that their second production will be made with Radhakrishna Reddy, and for this Raj will be working with the first-time director.

No official announcement has been made because the director is still working on the movie’s script, and he plans to take it to the floors only after a couple of months, when he has everything in place. But the team has decided that Raj will play the lead.

Puneeth is looking to produce experimental films, his first attempt being Hemanth M Rao’s Kavalu Daari starring Rishi and Anant Nag. Moviegoers are curious about the production house’s second film, particularly with who will play the lead and the rest of the cast.