Sairat director Nagraj Manjule and actor Riteish Deshmukh on Wednesday announced a multilingual trilogy on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his 390th birth anniversary. The film will be backed by Deshmukh’s production – Mumbai Film Company.
The actor took to Twitter and shared a teaser of the announcement, writing, “Proud to present. Seeking your blessings, Jay Shivray.”
अभिमानाने सादर करत आहोत…
तुम्हा सर्वांचा आशिर्वाद असू द्या….
जय शिवराय !!@Nagrajmanjule @AjayAtulOnline pic.twitter.com/WIwnZHk3K0
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) February 19, 2020
The film will go on floors soon and is all set to release pan India in 2021.
Manjule also shared the promo on his Twitter handle.
एखाद्या स्वप्नाच्या उंबरठ्यावर उभं राहणं म्हणजे हेच असावं कदाचित…आज शिवरायांच्या जन्मदिनाच्या निमित्ताने हे सांगायला लय आनंद वाटतोय की
रितेश देशमुख, अजय-अतुल यांच्या सोबतीने घेऊन येतोय शिवत्रयी
शिवाजी
राजा शिवाजी
छत्रपती शिवाजी
शिवरायांच्या जन्मदिनाच्या खूप साऱ्या सदिच्छा 🙏🌹 pic.twitter.com/r4GaizGCeE— nagraj manjule (@Nagrajmanjule) February 19, 2020
“Standing at the threshold of a dream, this might be the case… Today, on the occasion of Shivaji’s birthday, it is a pleasure to say that Shivratri is coming along with Ritesh Deshmukh and Ajay-Atul,” the filmmaker wrote in the caption.
Music composers Ajay-Atul, who have been a constant in all of Manjule’s films, will also score the music for the trilogy.
Riteish, meanwhile, will next feature in Tiger Shroff-starrer Baaghi 3. The film will release on March 6.
Manjule next directorial will be Jhund with Amitabh Bachchan. The movie has a release date of May 8.