Unni Mukundan and Anushka Shetty pair up in Telugu movie 'Bhagmati'

After acting in the debut Telugu movie "Janatha Garage," it seems like Malayalam young star Unni Mukundan is set to make a mark in the Tollywood industry. The "Style" actor, who completed the dubbing works of upcoming Junior NTR and Mohanlal-starrer, announced about his second Telugu outing through his Facebook page on Wednesday, July 20.

The youth icon has committed the big-budget movie "Bhagmati," in which he plays the lead role opposite the most-sought after actress Anushka Shetty. "So, I have SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED my First Telugu Movie‪#‎JanathaGarage‬'s dubbing  Happy to announce that I have actually committed my second Telugu movie under the banner of UV CREATIONS. This time as the Hero with Anushka Shetty. Movie is titled Bhagmati [sic], Unni posted on his social media page.

With the latest news, just like "Janatha Garage," G Ashok's directorial venture "Bhagmati" also becomes a special movie for the Kerala audience as it stars two Mollywood stars. Earlier, actor Jayaram had revealed of being part of his first Telugu movie "Bhagmati" and had posted photos showing his tonsured look for the Anushka-starrer. Meanwhile, Koratala Siva's "Janatha Garage" stars Malayalam actors Mohanlal, Unni and Rahman in main roles.

The upcoming thriller movie "Bhagmati" also stars Aadhi Pinisetty as an antogonist and Tabu‬ is said to be seen as Anushka's ‪mother‬ in ‪it. The film is also expected to see the cameo appearance of "Baahubali - The Beginning" star Prabhas. Earlier, rumours had it that "Bhagmati" will be a period drama like the actress' previous woman-centric movies "Arundathi" and "Rudramadevi." But Anushka had refuted the rumours saying the upcoming film is a modern day thriller. The film is said to be a Sankranthi release in January 2016.