On Saturday, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Venkatesh announced their Telugu debut film, Saindhav. Nawazuddin informed his followers of the news on Twitter and released a number of images. The movie is directed by Sailesh Kolanu. It also features Rana Daggubati and Naga Chaitanya.
At the movie set, Nawazuddin posed for the first picture with Venkatesh, Rana, and Chaitanya, and others. Venkatesh and Nawazuddin were seen holding hands in the second image. The final image showed Nawazuddin praying in front of a portrait of Lord Hanuman with a number of coconuts lying close by.
Venkatesh plays the title character in the pan-Indian action drama Saindhav. Santhosh Narayanan provided the soundtrack for the movie, which is produced by Venkat Boyanapalli under Niharika Entertainment. Most people are familiar with Sailesh Kolanu from the police procedural series HIT.
Nawazuddin last appeared in the action movie Heropanti 2 in 2022. Tara Sutaria and Tiger Shroff also starred in the movie. He is working on a number of projects, including Haddi. In the Akshat Ajay Sharma-produced film Haddi, he will play a transwoman. It was co-written by Adamya Bhalla and Akshat. Tiku Weds Sheru, a movie starring Kangana Ranaut, is another project Nawazuddin is working on. Bole Chudiya, Jogira Sa Ra Ra Ra, and Afwah will also include him.
Nawazuddin has stated that he won't accept little roles, even if they are offered to him for 25 cr. “Ab toh aap mujhe 25 cr. bhi denge toh bhi main chhota role nahi karunga (Now, I won't do a small role even if you offer me 25 cr. for the part). I feel that money and fame are just by-products of your work. If you just do your job well, money and fame will run after you. If you chase them, you will never find them, so just keep doing good work,” Nawazuddin said to ETimes.