It looks like writer-director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is in the last stage of pre-production on Spirit, his next with rebel star Prabhas. After beginning jamming sessions with his composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar last October, the director has recently toured Mexico to scout locations for the film.
Attending an event as a guest in the US over the weekend, Vanga, when asked to drop an update about Spirit by an emcee, said, “We are planning to shoot in Mexico.”
While we don’t know when the production on Spirit will begin, this latest update has certainly brought a cheer among Prabhas fans. Interestingly, not many Telugu films can claim to have been shot in Mexico.
In Spirit, which will mark Sandeep’s return to Telugu film space after Arjun Reddy, Prabhas will be seen as a cop. Talking about the project earlier last April, Sandeep said it will be mounted on a budget of Rs 300 crore. “For Prabhas garu, it’s a valid budget. I feel the producer is safe. Our combination, satellite, digital rights and everything… We are going to recover our budgets there itself. If everything goes well with the teaser, trailer and songs in the run up to the release, the opening day would be Rs 150 crore,” he had said in an interview.
The film is a joint production venture between T-Series and Bhadrakali Pictures.
Right now, Prabhas is juggling between the sets of The Rajasaab and Fauji (tentative title).
