It has become a trend of late for filmmakers to make movies set in the 80s/70s, or during pre-independence times, or to make detective dramas, like last year,
director Mysskin had made the Sherlock type drama Thupparivalan in
tamil with
vishal and
prasanna playing the detectives.
Thupparivalan was a
box office success, and now,
tollywood is following suit with another detective drama, as Awe fame Prashanth Varma, who has wrapped That Is Mahalaxmi with
tamannaah is currently making the 70s drama
kalki, an investigative
thriller starring
doctor Rajasekhar.
Now, Sandalwood is following suit as the talented actor Rakshit Shetty who had recently made headlines for his engagement with
rashmika mandanna in trouble, is all set to play a Sherlock kinda role in the upcoming flick Tenali directed by Godhi Banna Satharana Mykattu fame
hemanth Rao and bankrolled by the same
producer Pushakara Mallikarjunaiah. The actor has now moved on totally and is focusing on several projects right now. Meanwhile, the actor is also planning to step into
tollywood industry.