It's official - National sensation Rashmika Mandanna has boarded leading Tamil actor Dhanush's next big film, the tentatively titled D51, under blockbuster Telugu filmmaker Sekhar Kammula's direction. Sharing the big news, the superstar actress appeared on video to express her excitement at being part of the upcoming film being produced by Narayan Das Narang and Puskur Ram Mohan Rao under their Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP banner (a unit of Asian Cinema Group) in association with Amigos Creations. "Hey, guys. So, today I have a big, big, big surprise for all of you. And, I'm so very, very excited about this. So, I'm really excited to show it to all of you as well. Here goes," Rashmika said in the video while unveiling a photo frame of her part being of Dhanush's D51.
Beginning of a new journey.💃🏻❤️#D51
A @sekharkammula film 🎥@dhanushkraja @AsianSuniel @puskurrammohan #AmigosCreations @SVCLLP pic.twitter.com/dQFghtqd6R— Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) August 14, 2023
D51 is Rashmika's next big film after she kicked off 2023 in grand style with the 'Thalapathy' Vijay blockbuster Varisu. The Dhanush-starrer is set to be one of the biggest film projects in the making and will be coming out in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi languages as a pan-Indian release, with the production also announced to begin rolling soon. This is the first time Rashmika will be sharing screen space with the two-time National Award-winning actor Dhanush and expectations have already skyrocketed for D51.
Beginning this week with the most exciting news 🤩
— Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP (@SVCLLP) August 14, 2023
Team #D51 welcomes @iamRashmika on board 😍🫰🏻
A @sekharkammula film 🎥
Shoot begins soon ✨@dhanushkraja @AsianSuniel @puskurrammohan @SVCLLP @amigoscreation @UrsVamsiShekar @RIAZtheboss @V4umedia_#D51 #NarayanDasNarang pic.twitter.com/TdxWQY8YeD
Rashmika's D51 is one of the big projects she is currently attached to as she also has in the pipeline the much-awaited Animal opposite Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor in Hindi, which is scheduled to open in theatres on December 1. She will be reprising her role as Srivalli in the highly-anticipated Pushpa 2: The Rule alongside Allu Arjun, with production still underway. Rashmika is also filming Dream Warrior Pictures' Tamil-Telugu bilingual Rainbow with Shaakuntalam fame Dev Mohan under Shantharuban's direction. Dhanush's D51 was first announced in June 2021 and there are huge expectations for director Sekhar Kammula to hit the bullseye once again, who is known for his Dollar Dreams, which earned him the National Award in his directorial debut, followed by films like Happy Days, Leader, Life Is Beautiful, Anaamika, Fidaa, and Love Story. Dhanush too will be looking to come out firing on all cylinders in D51, which is touted to be a period film set in the 1980s-90s.
