Bunny to Foray into Kollywood

2016 could witness Bunny Mania in Kollywood with the superstar all set to enter Tamil films

The year 2016 could witness Bunny Mania in Kollywood with the Telugu superstar all set to enter Tamil films next year. Allu Arjun, one of the leading stars of Tollywood with the tag of 'Stylish Star', was always keen on working in the Tamil film industry. Now, it is finally set to materialise with a straight subject movie.

"Yes, it is true that Bunny is vigorously pursuing a project in Tamil. Discussions are on with top filmmakers such as Gautham Menon and Lingusamy. If everything works out, Allu Arjun will be seen in his first straight Tamil movie in 2016," a source told BM.

The actor's latest Telugu movie S/O Satyamurthy was released in Tamil Nadu and the movie got rave reviews. This prompted another Telugu superstar Jr NTR to plan the release of his next movie by dubbing it into Tamil. Mahesh Babu's Sreemanthudu also did well in Tamil Nadu. The interest of Telugu stars in Tamil industry is not new. It is just that they are keen on exploring their market beyond Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The Telugu film industry has its own market worldwide but the Tamil film industry is far more widespread. "Ask any star in south India and they will state that it is their dream to act in Tamil movies. Actors should not have language barriers. It is just that Bunny wishes to be part of a Tamil movie," a sou-rce close to the actor pointed out.

Interestingly, the movie may not be produced by Bunny's home banner Geeta Arts as several Tamil film producers are keen on bringing him into Kollywood. The star has not given his nod for any subject so far. At present, he is

busy shooting for his next Telugu movie under the direction of Boyapati Srinu.

Bunny is expected to listen to Tamil scripts once he winds up shooting of his ongoing project. "It is not that Bunny is jumping the gun to act in a Tamil movie. Whenever the project materialises, it will definitely bilingual (Telugu & Tamil). It could happen sometime late next year," the source revealed.

With Telugu actresses Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Anushka Shetty, too, gaining popularity in Tamil cinemas, one of them might be roped into play the female lead opposite Bunny. Watch this space for more info on the project!