Samuthirakani is officially the villain of the season

Samuthirakani has been in the film industry for a long time, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Samuthirakani is not only a talented actor, but also a talented director, who has directed several films in Tamil, and a couple of films in Telugu, including Ravi Teja’s Sambho Siva Sambho and Nani’s Janda Pai Kaporaju.

However, Samuthirakani became famous in Telugu when audiences saw him play Dhanush’s father in Raghuvaran BTech, and after the actor appeared as the lead antagonist in Stylish Star Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikuntapuramlo, in 2020. In 2021, Samuthirakani played the lead antagonist in Ravi Teja’s Krack, directed by Gopichand Malineni, and the actor’s performance received huge critical acclaim.

Samuthirakani is currently busy with a few Telugu projects, including RRR, where he plays an important role, and even Superstar Mahesh Babu’s Sarkaru Vaari Paata, in which he is rumoured to be playing the lead villain. According to the latest reports, Samuthirakani has also been approached to play the antagonist in the debut film of Abhiram Daggubati’s, Rana’s brother. The film is being produced by Suresh Productions, and Teja is the director. Previously there were reports that Krithi Shetty was approached to play the female lead in the film, but rejected the offer. Further details about this film are still awaited.

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