'The more, the merrier' is the mantra that director Chethan Kumar seems to have followed with his upcoming commercial action-entertainer, Bharaate. The film features Sriimurali in a face-off with 17 antagonists. Sai Kumar, Ravi Shankar, and Ayyappa P Sharma — brothers in real life — feature as the main villains, Ballala, Pallava, and Nayaka, respectively.
“The three brothers have created a stamp in the south Indian film industry as fine actors with their signature style, and are well-known dubbing artistes as well. Bringing the trio together in one film for the first time is an achievement in itself. At the same time, it is also a big responsibility,” says Chethan, who had to balance their screen presence, weight of their roles, dialogues, get-ups, and the overall presentation.
The makers have fixed October 18 as the release date, and an official announcement will be made once they get clearance from the censor board. A trailer is expected to be released soon.