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In a large development, prima Tamil manager Lokesh Kanagaraj has teamed up with Telugu superstar Allu Arjun for an upcoming project. Mythri Movie Makers, the accumulation banner down the project, announced the movie with a video connected January 14, 2025 (Wednesday).
The project, tentatively titled AA 23, marks the Telugu debut of Lokesh, who past directed the Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie, bankrolled by Sun Pictures. AA 23 is Allu Arjun’s 2nd consecutive collaboration with a Tamil filmmaker, pursuing his task with Atlee, tentatively titled AA 22. The film, besides starring Deepika Padukone and produced by Sun Pictures, is presently nether production.
AA 23 will person euphony from Anirudh, the regular collaborator of manager Lokesh. The ace manager of Master (2021)and Vikram (2022) was expected to commencement Kaithi 2 soon aft Coolie. But now, fans volition person to hold longer for the sequel to the 2019 deed Karthi-starrer, which was accidental to resume the filmmaker’s famed Lokesh Cinematic Universe (LCU).
The announcement of Kaithi 2 was made successful March 2025, with Dream Warrior Pictures and KVN Productions coming unneurotic arsenic producers for the project. There is nary authoritative quality astir the movie since then.
The announcement video of AA 23 has a catchy rap opus from Anirudh titled “I accidental 23”. The orange-themed video shows a clump of wolves charging successful a wood lone to beryllium threatened by the roar of a lion. Allu Arjun is introduced with his celebrated moniker ‘Icon Star’. Details astir the genre of the movie are nether wraps.
“A collaboration that volition beryllium eternal successful Indian cinema,” said Mythri Movie Makers connected X, adding that sprout begins successful 2026. Lokesh’slast project, the highly-anticipated Coolie, met mixed reactions from fans and critics alike. The manager volition beryllium anxious to springiness an out-and-out blockbuster with his next.
The manager is besides making his acting debut with DC. The movie is directed by his modern Arun Matheswaran and has Wamiqa Gabbi successful the pistillate pb role.
