Naga Chaitanya, director Venkat Prabhu’s Tamil-Telugu bilingual titled ‘Custody’; Arvind Swamy on board as antagonist

Naga Chaitanya in director Venkat Prabhu’s Tamil-Telugu film Custody

Actor Naga Chaitanya Akkineni’s 22nd film, directed by Venkat Prabhu, will be a Tamil-Telugu bilingual police drama titled custody, Venkat Prabhu unveiled the title and first look to mark the actor’s 36th birthday. The film stars Kriti Shetty in the lead role, Arvind Swamy as the antagonist and Chaitanya as a ruthless cop.

Produced by Srinivasa Chitturi of Srinivasa Silver Screen, the film is said to be the costliest film of Chaitanya’s career.

Chaitanya plays a police officer named A. Shiva, in Akkineni Nagarjuna’s iconic character Shiva’s cap from the Ram Gopal Varma film. Shiv,

custody Comes with the tagline ‘Ek Venkat Prabhu’s Hunt – You must be the change you wish to see in the world,’ and it will have the protagonist fighting against the system for what he believes in and stands for.

Priyamani has been roped in for a powerful role. The film also stars Sampath Raj, Sarathkumar, Premji, Vennela Kishore and Premi Vishwanath.

custody Its music by father-son duo, Ustad Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja is also being awaited.