Sunny Leone was first choice for special number: Praveen Sattaru

Chennai March 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Praveen Sattaru who has roped in actress Sunny Leone for a special number in his upcoming Telugu action thriller PSV Garuda Vega says she was the first choice for the song.

Sunny was the first choice I had in mind even before I informed my producers. The song comes at an important juncture in the film and it needed a very familiar face. While we had plenty of options in the Telugu film industry I believed Sunny s presence will help in drawing the masses Sattaru told IANS.

He also clarified it s not an item song.

It s a song that s part of the narrative. It s not a standalone item number. In fact it s the only song in the second half of the film. Sunny will be seen in a rustic avatar and the song will be shot in Kerala he said.

The film stars Rajasekhar in the lead. He plays a police officer.

This project will reinvent his on-screen cop avatar. It will be a very realistic police story he added.

Also starring Pooja Kumar Shraddha Das and Adith Arun the film is gearing up for release soon.

This will be Sunny s second Telugu film. She had earlier played a cameo in 2014 Telugu film Current Theega.

--IANS
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