Matka, a much-anticipated Telugu film, is presently in the process of being filmed and has Varun Tej for its lead role. It is a high-budget pan-India film. The creative team is going to great lengths to create a visually captivating experience. A huge sum of money amounting to 15 crores rupees was set aside for making elaborate sets at Ramoji Film City (RFC) in Hyderabad.
Nora Fatehi joins Varun Tej and Meenakshi Chaudhary in Hyderabad for Matka shoot; Rs. 15 crores in RFC invested to recreate vintage Vizag set
According to our sources, “These sets meticulously recreate the vintage charm and essence of Vizag, transporting the audience back in time. This commitment to detail, as seen in the making video, promises to be a major highlight of the film. Director Karuna Kumar has penned a captivating script inspired by real-life events that once shook the nation.”
At present, Matka movie shooting schedule is on-going with two shoots done already while currently undertaking a 35-day intense shoot at RFC. The first fourteen days were spent shooting in Hyderabad with four days taken to shoot around the scenic city of Vizag following that. It is expected that total shooting will take about 20-25 days.
Meenakshi Chaudhary shares space with Varun Tej as his leading lady. Nora Fatehi adds more glamour into this project which she plays an important role. Besides these Naveen Chandar, Ajay Ghosh, Kannada Kishore, Ravindra Vijay, P Ravi Shankar are also part of supporting cast among others.
The film also boasts of an experienced technical crew. Karuna Kumar himself dons multiple hats and handles story-screenplay-dialogues-direction. CP Vijaya Kumar Reddy produces under Vyra Entertainment & SRT Entertainment banners while music is composed by GV Prakash Kumar and cinematography by A Kishor Kumar. KilariLakshmi provides the costumes. Karthika Srinivas R takes charge of editing, with EVV Satish as CEO and RK Jana, Prashanth Mandava, and Sagar as executive producers. Dr Vijender Reddy Teegala and Rajani Thalluri are the producers under Vyra Entertainment and SRT Entertainment banners respectively.