January 21, 2011 : For all the fans of the cute chocolate boy from the south, Tarun, here is a piece of good news. He is starring in a new love story called Yuddham. This film has Bharati Ganesh, of Amayakudu fame in the director’s chair. Yami Gautam, a new star in the block will make her debut in Yuddham as the female lead. Srihari also plays a pivotal role in the film as the heroine’s brother. The film is about the clash between a student leader and a politician. Music for the film will be composed by Chakri.
The film was launched at the Rama Naidu Studios in Hyderabad on Thursday. Rama Naidu, the ideal producer, switched on the camera while Darasi Narayan Rao did the tapping of the clap board for the first shot of the film. The event was attended by Darasi Narayan Rao.
The makers of Yuddham said that they are trying their best to wrap up the shooting by early April, so that the movie can hit the theaters by the end of April.
Tarun Kumar had created ripples in the south with his performance in Nuvve Kavali, the biggest blockbuster of 2000. He had shared screen space with superstar Rajnikanth in the 1991 super hit film Thalapathi. He won the National Award for the best Child Artist for his performance in the Mani Ratnam blockbuster of 1990, Anjali.
