Akshith Shashi Kumar’s debut, Seethayana, gets ready for release

Akshith Shashi Kumar, the son of well-known actor Shashi Kumar, is making a bilingual film debut with Seethayana. The film, made in Kannada and Telugu, will also be dubbed in Tamil. Shooting has been completed, and the project is currently in the final stages of post-production. It will soon be presented to the censor board for certification.

Meanwhile, director Prabhakar Aaripaka is gearing up for the promotions. A teaser, trailers and lyrical videos are all in the works, and he plans to release these at equal intervals before the film's release. 

Seethayana stars Anahitha Bhooshan opposite Akshith, and comes with an ensemble cast comprising Vikram Sharma, Hithesh Shetty, Sharmitha Gowda, Ajay Ghosh, Vidhyuklkha Raman, and Meghana Gowda, among others.

The film, produced by Lalitha Rajyalakshmi, was shot in a 63-day schedule in various places like Bangkok, Mangaluru, Agumbe, Hyderabad and Vizag. It is said to have a contemporary subject. Padmanabh Bharadwaj has composed the music, while Durga Prasad Kolli has handled the camera.