Varun’s sports genre film to begin in August

Actor Varun Tej, who is busy shooting for his upcoming film Valmiki, which is a remake of Jigarthanda, a Tamil blockbuster film which released in 2014. He will be seen sporting a long hair and beard in this film which is being directed by Harish Shankar.

By scoring a huge blockbuster with his Sankranthi entertainer, F2, hero Varun Tej has proved himself as a good actor. Soon after wrapping up this film, Varun will begin shooting for a sports drama with a boxing backdrop. As per the latest updates, the film will be going on floors in August.

In the as-yet-untitled boxing drama, Varun will be seen as a boxer. He will be seen in a heavily built physique. Varun had spent 2 months in Los Angeles and trained under Olympic Gold Medalist boxer Tony Jeffries. The film’s shooting will take place in Hyderabad, Vizag and New Delhi.

Debutant Kiran Korrapati will be directing the film and Allu Aravind’s elder son Allu Venkatesh (Bobby) will be bankrolling it in association with Siddhu.