<p>Social media is abuzz with excitement with 'KGF' director Prashanth Neel announcing his next venture, ‘Salaar’, starring ‘Baahubali’ actor Prabhas.</p>.<p>The film’s poster was launched on December 2. Prashanth, wrapping up ‘KGF Chapter 2’ in Hyderabad, says work on ‘Salaar’ will begin with a huge star cast in January 2021.</p>.<p>“It is an action-oriented movie,” he told <em>Showtime</em>. He made his debut with the Kannada film ‘Ugramm' and grabbed national attention with his second directorial ‘KGF Chapter 1'.</p>.<p>‘Salaar’ will be made in five languages — Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. It is likely that it will be dubbed into more languages.</p>.<p>Bengaluru-based Hombale Films is making ‘Salaar’. In the poster, Prabhas sports a moustache and rests his left hand on a rifle. The tagline reads: ‘The most violent men called one man the most violent’.</p>.<p>“Every time I try to portray violence, I try to bring in an element of heroism, and fantasy is the only way to achieve that. I don’t go looking for violence. For me, violence is directly proportional to heroism,” explains Prashanth.</p>.<p>'Salaar’ is an Arabic-Persian word, meaning commander-in-chief or leader. "He is the right hand to a king,” executive producer Karthik told <em>Showtime</em>. “We wanted a short, strong-sounding word for the title,” he says.</p>.<p>Karthik says that the character (played by Prabhas) is not portrayed in a crude or violent manner. “It’s a mafia-based film and not all such films have to have bloodshed and gory scenes. There’s a thin line between crudeness and violence and Prashanth has explored that distinction very well in ‘Salaar,’” says Karthik. </p>
<p>Social media is abuzz with excitement with 'KGF' director Prashanth Neel announcing his next venture, ‘Salaar’, starring ‘Baahubali’ actor Prabhas.</p>.<p>The film’s poster was launched on December 2. Prashanth, wrapping up ‘KGF Chapter 2’ in Hyderabad, says work on ‘Salaar’ will begin with a huge star cast in January 2021.</p>.<p>“It is an action-oriented movie,” he told <em>Showtime</em>. He made his debut with the Kannada film ‘Ugramm' and grabbed national attention with his second directorial ‘KGF Chapter 1'.</p>.<p>‘Salaar’ will be made in five languages — Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. It is likely that it will be dubbed into more languages.</p>.<p>Bengaluru-based Hombale Films is making ‘Salaar’. In the poster, Prabhas sports a moustache and rests his left hand on a rifle. The tagline reads: ‘The most violent men called one man the most violent’.</p>.<p>“Every time I try to portray violence, I try to bring in an element of heroism, and fantasy is the only way to achieve that. I don’t go looking for violence. For me, violence is directly proportional to heroism,” explains Prashanth.</p>.<p>'Salaar’ is an Arabic-Persian word, meaning commander-in-chief or leader. "He is the right hand to a king,” executive producer Karthik told <em>Showtime</em>. “We wanted a short, strong-sounding word for the title,” he says.</p>.<p>Karthik says that the character (played by Prabhas) is not portrayed in a crude or violent manner. “It’s a mafia-based film and not all such films have to have bloodshed and gory scenes. There’s a thin line between crudeness and violence and Prashanth has explored that distinction very well in ‘Salaar,’” says Karthik. </p>