CHENNAI: Actor-producer Rana Daggubati reached Chennai on early Monday morning on a delayed flight from Hyderabad. Yet he looked brisk and beaming with energy as he was one of the firsts to reach the venue—followed by Bhagyashri Borse and Dulquer Salmaan. He sits and looks around the Arcot Road behind him. “This is where cinema began. Right behind us was the Vijaya Vauhini Studios. In fact, my grandfather, Rama Naidu worked there in production. Then there is Gemini Studios, and then further down, there is AVM. Studios were bustling with cinema productions those days. And we have brought them alive in Kaantha. The beautiful Madras is recreated in our film,” says Rana with a smile.

The dapper Dulquer Salmaan arrives as he is being strongly vouched to win a National award for his performanc

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