Shokiwala, Jocky’s directorial debut, is set to release in Telugu too. The film, starring Ajay Rao and Sanjana Anand, made in Kannada, is bankrolled by TR Chandrashekar under his Crystal Park Cinemas banner.

Incidentally, Ajay Rao’s Krishnan Marriage Story was also released in Telugu, and this will be his second film to have a bilingual release. His recent release, Krishna Talkies hit theatres last week.

An official announcement of the Telugu release will be made today, while the makers are getting ready for the teaser, which will be released on April 21. He also mentioned that the dubbing of the Telugu version is currently going on in Chennai. “We are aiming for a June release, and work is in progress accordingly. However, everything depends on the pandemic situation,” he says.

Shokiwala has Prasanth Rajappa penning the dialogues. Sridhar V Sambraham has scored the film’s music and Shiva Seena is handling the camera.