Vikram Kumar confirms launching Priyadarshan s daughter

Chennai July 8 (IANS) Director Vikram Kumar known for films such as "Manam" and "24" has confirmed that he is launching filmmaker Priyadarshan s daughter Kalyani in his upcoming yet-untitled Telugu project starring Akkineni Akhil in the lead.

"I had worked as an assistant with Priyadarshan sir and I have known his daughter since she was a kid. We felt this would be a great launch pad for Kalyani. She is expected to join the sets in ten days time " Vikram told IANS.

A romantic actioner the film is being produced by actor Akkineni Nagarjuna.

"We are currently shooting some action sequences. It s too early to talk about the story or the characters " he said.

Priyanka had worked as an assistant art director in last year s Tamil actioner "Irumugan".

--IANS
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