Mahesh Babu-AR Murugadoss film: Chennai schedule to begin on March 11

The next schedule of AR Murugadoss - Mahesh Babu’s yet-untitled project, which is fondly called by fans as Mahesh 23, will begin in Chennai March 11. The team has completed the ongoing schedule, which happened at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad, a few days back and decided to immediately begin work on the Chennai leg of shoot.

Produced by Tagore Madhu, the title, along with a first look poster, of Mahesh 23 is widely believed to be unveiled later this month, though there’s no official confirmation from the team yet. There are also rumours that the makers have been considering Sambhavami, Abhimanyu, Marmam as title choices for the movie. We have also learnt that upon the completion of Chennai schedule, the team will head to Vietnam from March 22 for a brief schedule.

Starring Rakul Preet Singh as the lead heroine, the movie has actor-director SJ Suryah playing the antagonist. Harris Jayaraj composes music for the project, which marks the Telugu cinematography debut of veteran lensman Santhosh Sivan, who is collaborating with AR Murugadoss for the second time after their successful last outing Thuppakki. Editor Sreekar Prasad is also part of the crew.

Mahesh Babu plays the role of an intelligence officer in the film, which also features Bharath in a pivotal role.