Release of Dhanush’s bilingual ‘Vaathi’ pushed to Feb 17
Venky Atluri’s eagerly awaited bilingual, ‘Vaathi’, featuring Dhanush in the lead, will now hit screens worldwide on February 17.
Chennai, Nov 18 (COIN) Director Venky Atluri’s eagerly awaited bilingual, ‘SIR’ (Telugu)/’Vaathi’ (Tamil), featuring National Award-winning actor Dhanush in the lead, will now hit screens worldwide on February 17.
The film, which is being made by leading production house Sithara Entertainments in association with Fortune Four Cinemas, was originally scheduled to release on December 2.
Written and directed by Venky Atluri, the film features Samyuktha Menon as the female lead.
The film is about making quality education accessible to the poor. Actor Dhanush plays Bala Gangadhar Tilak, a junior lecturer in Tripathi Educational Institute in the film.
Dhanush delivers a punch line in the film, which many believe to be the bottomline of ‘Vaathi’. He says, “Education is equal to the offering we place before God in a temple. Distribute it. Don’t sell it like a dish from a five-star hotel.”
Apart from Dhanush and Samyuktha Menon, the film also features Sai Kumar,Tanikella Bharani, Samuthirakani,Thotapalli Madhu, Narra Srinivas, Pammi Sai, Hyper Aadhi, Shara, Aadukalam Naren, Ilavarasu, Motta Rajendran, Hareesh Peradi and Praveena among others.
S Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya are bankrolling the prestigious project.The film’s technical crew comprises cinematographer Dinesh Krishnan, National Award Winning editor Navin Nooli and National Award winning music director G V Prakash Kumar.
