The official announcement of Salman Khan’s next film, titled Sikandar, featuring Rashmika Mandanna in the female lead role created hype among the fans, and they are eagerly waiting to see both of them together. Moreover, there are interesting rumors that Sathyaraj, who is well-known for his character Kattapa in the Baahubali franchise, will play the villain role in Salman Khan’s Sikandar.
Sathyaraj as the villain in Salman Khan’s Sikandar
In the interview, Chithra Laksmanan talked about Baahubali’s Kattapa, aka Sathyaraj, will be seen playing the role of villain in Salman Khan’s forthcoming film Sikandar. Chithra Laksmanan, who is a journalist and filmmaker and has worked with superstars like Prabhu, Vijayakanth, and Sivaji, shared this information.
About Sikandar
Salman Khan is known for releasing films on Eid, but this year he did not deliver any movies. However, this Eid, he created a buzz among his fans by announcing his next film, Sikandar, will be released on Eid 2025, and Rashmika Mandanna will be seen as the female lead opposite Salman Khan. There are rumors that Sathyaraj will be seen as a villain in the film, but it has not been officially confirmed by the makers.
Sikandar is directed by AR Murugadoss, who is returning to the film industry after eight years. He last directed Akira in 2016. In addition, the director said in an interview with ETimes that Sikandar is an action thriller film packed with emotions, highly intense action sequences, and a social message.
It is a pan-India film. He added that fans will see a different version of Salman Khan in the film. I discussed this project with Salman five years ago, but at that time we could not work on it. Salman recently asked me to give another narration of the film, and this time the script gave him a positive vibe, and we are now working on this project.
Sikandar film shoot will begin in June
According to reports, the shooting of the movie “Sikandar” is scheduled to begin in June. The director has decided to focus on filming the majority of the action scenes, and the action directors are currently busy working on that, whereas according to the sources, Salman Khan wants to do action scenes by himself, so he made significant changes to his workout routine to improve his agility and movement abilities.
About Salman’s upcoming project
Salman Khan, after Sikandar, will work on his next film with Shah Rukh Khan, Tiger Vs Pathaan, which will be directed by Siddharth Anand.
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