Manoranjan, who was last seen in Bruhaspati, has taken a while to sign his next project. Reason? He was waiting to gauge the audience's reaction to his earlier film before taking up his next. 

The actor, who can afford to experiment with different genres and characters, is willing to work with new directors. We hear that he is ready to take risks and has given the go-ahead to a story and, in all likelihood, he will be associating with a female director and doing a character with negative shades.

Our sources tell us that the two-films-old actor is in talks with J Chandrakala, the director and producer of Kwatle. “The director had approached Manoranjan with a script that is apt for him, and the actor too felt that it is a good subject. It will be a mass entertainer, and the focus now is on roping in the right technicians. Discussions are currently on, and only once this team is decided will Manoranjan sign on the dotted line and make an official announcement,” says our source.

Interestingly, this is going to be a big-bugdet film for the actor. The filmmakers have plans to show Manoranjan as a stylish mass hero, but with grey shades.