Mangalore:  The Muhurat of a Kannada film “Chella Pilli” produced by city based man Sudesh Bhandari, and featuring several Tulu film and theatre personalities apart from Kannada actors, will be held at the Somanatha Temple at Someshwar on September 23.

Several dignitaries including Nalin Kumar Kateel,MP,  Rohan Monteiro, entrepreneur, Krishna J Palemar, U T Khader,  MLAs will attend the function.

If Vijaya Raghavendra and Aishwarya Nag will play the lead roles, the film will also have on its cast popular Tulu personalities in theater and film namely Aravinda Bolar, Naveen D Padil, Satish Bandsale, Timmappa Kulal, Sunder Rai Mandara, Bhojraj Vamanjoor Ashok Shetty and Santosh Shetty.

The film to be produced under the banner Shine City productions, is a full-fledged comedy.

Sai Krishna,  another popular Tulu theatre personality who has worked as assistant director of Tulu comedy movie ‘Aamait Asal Eemait Kusal’ will direct this film.

The film would be shot at several locales in Dakshina Kannada and also at Mysore, Bangalore and Chikmagalur.