Juggling multiple projects, actor Dhananjay is a busy person these days. He is getting ready to join the sets of his upcoming film, Badava Rascal, which will start rolling with a fight sequence on October 3. The team will begin with a four-day schedule in Bengaluru, and will later shift base to Mysuru where they will resume shoot from October 17.

Amrutha Iyengar, who plays the female lead in the film, will share screen space with Dhananjay for the second time after Suri Popcorn Monkey Tiger.

With this particular project, Dhananjay will be joining the ranks of Kannada actors who have turned producers. The film, which marks the directorial debut of Shankar, will be bankrolled by Dhananjay under his Daali Pictures banner, in association with Gujjal Talkies.

Dhananjay, who shot to fame with his role as Daali in Suri’s Tagaru, has named his production house after the character. In addition to producing the film, the actor, who is also known to pen lyrics, will be writing one song for Badava Rascal.

Meanwhile, Dhananjay, who has completed shooting for Suri Popcorn... and Totapuri, is now shuttling between the shoots of Yuvarathnaa, Pogaru, and Salaga. He shares screen space in these three movies with Puneeth Rajkumar, Dhruva Sarja, and Duniya Vijay, respectively. Dhananjay has also signed a film titled Daali, which will be produced by Yogesh Narayan.