Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan, who will soon start shooting for Telugu action film Gabbar Singh 2, is likely to direct the film himself. He has decided to take on the task after his alleged fallout with filmmaker Sampath Nandi. Rachcha director Sampath Nandi has reportedly given up on the much-anticipated film, Gabbar Singh 2. After a slew of delays, the maker wanted to move on with his future projects, due to which the lead actor decided to shoulder the task himself.
For Pawan, the film is one of the most ambitious projects. The actor himself penned the story of the sequel. The film is a sequel to last year's biggest hit Gabbar Singh that was directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Bandla Ganesh. Nandi was to direct Gabbar Singh 2, which is yet to go on the floors. "Sampath Nandi has decided to move on to his next project as he's spent considerable amount of time waiting for this project to roll.
Therefore, Pawan sir isthinking of donning the director's hat on this project," a source said. Pawan's first tryst as director was with Telugu actioner Johnny. The film, which is an extension of Telugu blockbuster Gabbar Singh, was officially launched last year. Pawan will co-produce Gabbar Singh 2 with his close friend Sharath Marar, while Devi Sri Prasad will compose the music. The sequel is likely to go on the floors from November.
Pawan is currently shooting for Telugu comedy Gopala Gopala, a remake of Hindi film OMG: Oh My God! The satirical comedy is expected to be wrapped up soon and it is likely to hit the screens for Sankranti 2015. Though the muhurath was performed last year, the shooting was postponed because they could not lock in the heroine and due to Pawan's political innings.. The rest of the cast of Gabbar Singh 2 will be finalized soon. Recently, reports emerged that Rakul Preet is among the top contenders for the role of the female lead. Speculations are rife in the Telugu film industry that the Power Star might do the Telugu remake of recently-released Tamil film Kaththi.
