‘NC24': Naga Chaitanya's next goes on floors; behind-the-scenes footage out
We had previously reported that Telugu star Naga Chaitanya is teaming up with director Karthik Varma Dandu for his next film, tentatively called NC24. Now, on Saturday (April 26), the makers announced that the film has gone on floors.
Pushpa-director Sukumar, who, apart from writing the screenplay, is also producing the film, unveiled a montage of behind-the-scenes footages to announce the news.
The video takes us through the extensive pre-production that the crew had done for the film. Fascinatingly, we also see Chaitanya overseeing the production design and CGI works.
Details regarding the plot and the rest of the cast of the film are kept under wraps as of now. With music scored by Ajaneesh B Loknath, the film has cinematography by Neil Dcunha and editing by Navin Nooli. Sri Nagendra Tangala serves as the art director.
NC24 is produced by the banners SVCC and Sukumar Writings.
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