We had previously reported about the makers of the Nani starrer The Paradise planning to rope in Kill fame Raghav Juyal to play the antagonist. The makers confirmed the same, by releasing an announcement video on Thursday, which also coincides with Raghav Juyal’s birthday. While the nature of Raghav's role is yet to be confirmed, the announcement video features discussion between director Srikanth Odela and Raghav, where the former can be seen explaining his character’s defining traits to the actor. The announcement video also includes footage of other pre-production work.
Raghav Juyal’s other recent works including Yudhra and the web series Gyaarah Gyaarah. The actor is also a part of Shah Rukh Khan’s King.
On Wednesday, the team also commenced shooting a high-octane action sequence at RFC, which is being shot at a specially constsucted set at RFC. Real Satish is the action choreographer for the film, while the team has also called in for many stunt masters from foreign countries.
The Paradise is being produced under SLV cinemas banner, with Sudhakar Cherukuri serving as the producer. The first glimpse of the film, which was unveiled in March, garnered a lot of hype for its bold visuals and use of strong language.
The Paradise marks second collaboration between Nani and Srikanth, after their 2023 film Dasara which too was an actioner. Anirudh is composing music for the film. Avinash Kolla is the production designer. Details about film’s other primary cast members are yet to be made public, although the team is reportedly considering Kayadu Lohar for a prominent role.
The makers are planning to release their film in a total of 8 languages, namely Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, English, and Spanish.
