Earlier this year, news about director Puri’s and youth icon Vijay Devarakonda’s film combination topped the headlines. Both Puri’s and Vijay’s fans were totally keyed up to get more updates about this project.
The actor will soon be starring in the Hindi-Telugu bilingual ‘Fighter’ and this marks his Bollywood debut. It was already known that his role as an MMA expert in Fighter looked quite intriguing. Vijay had been upping the ante on his fitness regimen to fit the bill, as the role appears to be a challenging one.
Earlier a lot of stars were approached for a elderly supporting role for Vijay. But nothing seem to be materialised. Now the rumour mills are abuzz that a Malayalam actor is believed to play a pivotal role as envisioned by Puri.
It is learnt that, versatile actor Suresh Gopi will star in father’s role. This combination is surely going to pique interest to see their father-son bonding and their sentiment. Suresh Gopi is currently prepping up for ‘Duryodhana’ role for his upcoming film ‘Mahavir Karna’. He made a great comeback with Malayali film ‘Varane Avashyamund’ in this year. Reportedly, the director had got to know his powerful role after watching the film and roped him into the film without further ado. Official confirmation is awaited.