Exclusive! Darshan plays Duryodhana in his 50th film

There has been a lot of speculation around Darshan's milestone 50th film. Initially, it was supposed to be Sarvantaryami directed by his brother Dinakar Thoogudeep. Later, Chowka director

Tharun Sudhir

was to helm the film. Now, it is officially confirmed that Darshan will re-unite with

Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna

director Naganna for the 50th. The Challenging Star, who is currently busy filming

Taarak

by

Milana Prakash

, will begin shoot once he finishes his current film, we're told. The film has been titled

Kurukshetra

and is an adaptation of

Mahabharatha

, as the name suggests. Naganna confirms, "Yes, it is Darshan's 50th film and it will see him playing

Duryodhana

. We've still finalizing the rest of the casting. We can also confirm that Ambareesh will be playing Bheeshma in the film."