Makers of Radhe Shyam turn down ₹400 crore offer to stream the film directly on OTT
The long-awaited film, Radhe Shyam, which stars Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, is waiting for a release as it was postponed from its original schedule of January 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to reports, the film got an offer of ₹400 crore from an OTT giant for the direct streaming of the film. But the makers decided on a theatrical release and turned down the offer.
On January 26th, the makers took to Twitter to confirm the theatrical release of Radhe Shyam, writing, "Wishing the greatest nation in love and culture a happy Republic Day. #Radheshyam will be released in theatres soon.”
Wishing the greatest nation in love and culture a Happiest Republic Day ????????#radheshyam in theatres soon.
— Radha Krishna Kumar ( director_radhaa) January 26, 2022
The film will be a romantic period drama. Simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi, it is being dubbed in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada also. In the film, Prabhas plays the role of palmist Vikramaditya, while Pooja Hegde will be seen as Prerana.
The trailer for the film is also out, and it pretty much impressed the audience as well as the critics. Produced by UV Creations, Radhe Shyam also features Bhagyashree, Sathyaraj, Jagapathi Babu, Priyadarshi, and Murli Sharma in supporting roles.
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