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Pavan Wadeyar to helm Abhishek’s debut

Sandesh Productions finalised the director after he presented a one-liner to them, and has big plans for the debut of Abhishek Gowda

A Sharadhaa

The Kannada industry is abuzz with speculations about Abhishek Gowda’s debut. The project has been confirmed with producer Sandesh Nagraj finalising Pavan Wadeyar as the director of Abhishek’s first film.

The production team has even approved the one-liner Pavan had presented. Now, the director will work on developing the script with dialogues and screenplay, and the team will work towards taking the project to the floors from the end of February end or the first week of March.

Six music directors and five lyricists to work on the album and score

While the production house is tight-lipped about Abhishek’s character in the film, we hear that the launch of Rebel Star’s son will be anything but ordinary. The makers, it is said, will be roping in five music directors to compose five songs, and a sixth for the background score and rerecording. They will also bring in five lyricists, to ensure a different flavour for each of the songs.

Audience to choose a dialogue for Abhishek

To make the debut special, the team has decided to involve the audience in the making of the film. They will present a few scenes, for which fans will be invited to write the dialogues. The most popular entry will be delivered by Abhishek in the film.

Meanwhile, the film's makers will soon confirm the rest of the technicians after they have decided on the cast. The female lead will be played by a Kannada actor.

Pavan, who has directed films like Govindaya Namaha, Googly and Rana Vikrama, will be launching a hero for the first time with this project. 

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