Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh Wanted To Make 'JGM' With Superstar Mahesh Babu

Hyderabad, August 17 - Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh is gearing up for the release of his much-awaited sports action drama film Liger, starring Vijay Deverakonda in the title role. The movie is produced by Puri Jagannadh and Charmy Kaur with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and is scheduled to release on August 25 in multiple languages.

Meanwhile, even before the release of their maiden collaboration, the trio of Puri, Charmy, and Vijay Deverakonda have started shooting for the second film, JGM: Jana Gana Mana. Pooja Hegde plays the female lead opposite Vijay in the film which is Puri Jagannadh's dream story.



The director revealed in a recent interview with Pinkvilla that "JGM" is his dream film which he wrote 10 years back. He revealed that superstar Mahesh Babu was his first choice for JGM and they even started preparing for the same. However, despite Babu's keen interest in the story, things didn't materialize then and it was put on hold for a long time before it got revived with VD.

"While doing Liger, Vijay asked me about JGM and I narrated it to him. He got excited by the idea. It’s a very big film and we have got international technicians on board. We are planning a big schedule in Morocco next month.” Charmy exclaims that JGM after Liger was a surprise to everyone", said Charmy Kaur.

"JGM" is a big-budget action spectacle with a patriotic theme. It will have a Pan India release on August 3, 2023.

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