Salaar

Salaar is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Prashanth Neel, and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films. It stars Prabhas as the titular character alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan and Jagapathi Babu.

Salaar

• Directed and Written
  Prashanth Neel

Salaar was originally scheduled for a theatrical release on 14 April 2022 but was delayed due to production delays owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released on 28 September 2023.

Development

Touted to be an action thriller, the film marks the first collaboration between director Prashanth Neel and Prabhas, and the first Telugu venture of Neel. On his role, Prabhas stated: “my character is extremely violent, so this is something I haven’t really done before.”[6] A few reports claimed that the film is the remake of Neel’s debut film Ugramm, however, Neel clarified that Salaar is not a remake but an original story written for Prabhas.

Casting

Actress Shruti Haasan was cast in a leading role in January 2021. Kannada actor Madhu Guruswamy is set to play a pivotal role. In March, actress Easwari Rao was signed to play Salaar’s mother. Later in August, Jagapathi Babu joined the cast, whose character is revealed as Rajamanaar.

In October 2021, actor Prithviraj Sukumaran entered the talks to play a crucial role in the film. In March 2022, Prabhas said that Prithviraj is part of Salaar during a promotional event of his film Radhe Shyam. Later in June, Prithviraj stated that he gave a nod to the script but was trying to adjust the dates to work in the film.[16] Later in October 2022, Prithiviraj’s role was confirmed and the film marks his return to Telugu cinema after 12 years, following his appearance in Police (2010).Sriya Reddy is also cast in a key role.