Dhanush's sophomore Telugu film, Kuberaa, helmed by Sekhar Kammula, opened in theatres on June 20. Also starring Nagarjuna, Rashmika Mandanna and Jim Sarbh in prominent roles, the film is a Tamil-Telugu bilingual, shot simultaneously in both languages.
Produced by Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP and Amigos Creations, the film has a screenplay penned by Sekhar along with Chaithanya Pingali. Dhanush's 51st film, it was tentatively titled D51 early on. Following the casting the Nagarjuna, the working title was DNS, referring to Dhanush, Nagarjuna and Sekhar.
The technical crew of Kuberaa features music composed by Devi Sri Prasad, cinematography by Niketh Bommireddy, editing by Karthika Srinivas and production design by Thota Tharani.
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Director Sekhar Kammula reflects on the scale, soul and spirit of Kuberaa, working with Dhanush and Nagarjuna, on whether he would make a sequel to Leader, and more:
Actor Nagarjuna, who is currently busy promoting his upcoming film with Dhanush, Kuberaa, speaks about his contrastingly different roles in the Dhanush-starrer and Rajinikanth's Coolie:
At a press event in Mumbai, Dhanush spoke about Kuberaa director Sekhar Kammula and his major takeaway from the working experience on the film:
Nagarjuna has said that his decision to take on a role in Kuberaa came at a time when he was seeking fresh creative challenges:
Devi Sri Prasad has composed music for Kuberaa with Dhanush, Hyde Karty, Kareemullah, Indravathi Chauhan and Sinduri Vishal rendering vocals for the song.
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