Exclusive: Shraddha Srinath, Mahi Raghav's film likely to skip theatrical release; actress finishes dubbing

Hyderabad: Almost a year ago, actress Shraddha Srinath and director Mahi V. Raghav came together to make 'Siddha… Lokam Ela Undhi Naayana'. The film wrapped up recently and currently, the makers are busy with post-production.

Shraddha took to Instagram on 30 March to share the news that she had completed the dubbing. She wrote, "The greatest part about today is that I finished dubbing for my upcoming Telugu film. A first for me as I've never dub before in any other language but Kannada. Please be prepared to henceforth only hear my voice in my future films. You're welcome." (sic)

The film is produced by V Celluloids, the sister company of UV Creations – the banner that produced 'Mirchi', 'Bhagamathie', 'Saaho', and 'Radhe Shyam' recently.

'Siddha' was shot in Madanapalle near Tirupathi and is a story that has a rural backdrop. Mahi V. Raghav, and the cast had put in all their efforts to give the best to this film and they are all set for the release. 'Siddha' is going to be a game-changer for Shraddha.

Meanwhile, it is being said that the filmmakers are planning to skip theatrical release and instead release the film on OTT. But the filmmakers may change their minds and the film might hit the screens. There is no confirmation yet.

Mahi V. Raghav had earlier directed 'Anando Brahma' and 'Yatra'. He is also said to be directing a film with Prateek Gandhi.