Ram Pothineni joins Rajinikanth in 'Dharman'
What's the story
Telugu actor Ram Pothineni has been roped in for the upcoming film Dharman, headlined by superstar Rajinikanth. This marks his full-fledged debut in Tamil cinema. The film is directed by Ashwath Marimuthu and also stars Nayanthara, Raashi Khanna, Sreeleela, and Yogi Babu in prominent roles.
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Makers welcomed Pothineni to the cast
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Career highlights
Cast and crew of 'Dharman'
Pothineni, popularly known as RAPO, has starred in several Telugu films including Devadasu, Ready, and iSmart Shankar.
He also starred in the Telugu-Tamil bilingual film, The Warriorr.
Dharman is produced by actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and R Mahendran under the banner of Raajkamal Films International.
Anirudh Ravichander is composing the music, while action choreography is by Anbariv.
Niketh Bommi handles cinematography, and Pradeep E Ragav is the editor.
Direction shifts
Change in directorial team
The film has seen a change in its directorial team.
Initially, Sundar C was announced as the director, but he later exited the project. Cibi Chakravarthi was then named as director before Marimuthu took over.
The first-look poster of Dharman showed Rajinikanth in surgical scrubs inside an operating theater with a bloodied scalpel in his hand and several bodies stitched together lying around his feet.
Meanwhile, the superstar is currently seen in Jailer 2.