Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Movie Name
Directed by: Krish Jagarlamudi
Starring: Pawan Kalyan, Bobby Deol, Nidhhi Agerwal, Vikramjeet Virk, Nora Fatehi, Nargis Fakhri, Jisshu Sengupta, Pujita Ponnada, Dalip Tahil, Sachin Khedekar, Raghu Babu, Subbaraju
Genre: Drama, History, Action, Adventure
Release Date: **, 2024
Language: Telugu
Production company: Mega Surya Production
Running Time: – Minutes
Rating: –
Budget: ₹150 – 200 Crore
Set in the Mughal Era, outlaw Veera Mallu is tasked with the job of stealing the Koh-i-Noor diamond from the Mughals.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit
Hari Hara Veera Mallu is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language period action-adventure drama film directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. Depicting the life of legendary outlaw Veera Mallu, the film stars Pawan Kalyan in the titular role, alongside Nidhhi Agerwal, Arjun Rampal and Nargis Fakhri.
The story is set in 17th century under the backdrop of Mughal Empire. The film began its production in September 2020 and it is scheduled for release on 29 April 2022 in the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi languages.
In September 2020, Krish Jagarlamudi, the director of the film announced that a period film tentatively titled PSPK 27 with Pawan Kalyan has been in production. It is the first collaboration between Jagarlamudi and Kalyan. The film is set in 17th century with the backdrop of Mughals and Qutb Shahis. In March 2021, the film’s title is announced as Hari Hara Veera Mallu.
The film is being produced by A M Rathnam under his production banner. The film’s score and soundtrack are composed by M. M. Keeravani. Gnana Shekar V. S. is signed as the cinematographer.
Ben Lock, who has supervised the graphic work in films like Aquaman, Warcraft, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is in charge of the VFX of this film.
In March 2021, Jacqueline Fernandez was signed to play a crucial role in the film. However, Fernandez opted out of the project due to scheduling conflicts and she was replaced by Nargis Fakhri in December 2021. Fakhri plays Mughal empress Roshanara.
Jagarlamudi completed a 15-day shooting schedule with Pawan Kalyan before it was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shooting is resumed in January 2021 in Hyderabad. Arjun Rampal joined the production in February 2021. The production has setup historical monuments Charminar, Red Fort and Machilipatnam port for the film.
Shooting of the film experienced delays due to Kalyan’s other film commitments, namely, Bheemla Nayak. In December 2021, art director Rajeevan was replaced by Anand Sai, who began working on the film’s sets. A new schedule is expected to begin in January 2022, where a major part of the film would be shot.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu was initially slated for worldwide release on 14 January 2022 coinciding with Sankranti. However, in September 2021, the release date was rescheduled as 29 April 2022. However, it was postponed due to delays caused by the pandemic and Kalyan’s political commitments. Later, in August 2022, A. M. Ratnam announced that the film was tentatively planned to release on 30 March 2023. However, it was delayed again due to Kalyan remained unavailable due to his political commitments.
The film is planned to be released in Telugu along with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.