Ajay Rao, who is usually portrayed as a romantic male lead in most of his films, will be seen in a different role in the upcoming movie, Krishna Talkies, says writer-director Vijay Anand. 

The upcoming suspense thriller, which is also said to have elements of horror, is all set for release on April 9. The makers had recently released the film's trailer on Jhankar Music.

Apart from Ajay Rao, the film also features Chikkanna in a prominent role, as well as Apurva and Sindhu Loknath as the female leads. Krishna Talkies also stars Yash Shetty, Shobaraj, Mandya Ramesh, and Pramod Shetty, among others.

Produced by Govindaraju AH Aluru, Krishna Talkies has Sridhar V Sambhram composing the music while Abhishek Kasargodu has handled the camera work.