Nagshekar's first Telugu film, the Love Mocktail remake begins

Filmmaker Nagshekar

is all set to begin a new innings, he has officially begun work today on his first Telugu film as director. This is the official remake of the

romantic comedy Love Mocktail

, which was directed by Darling Krishna in Kannada. The

Telugu remake

of the film has been officially titled

Gurthunda Seethakalam

.

The film was kickstarted today with a muhurat puja in Hyderabad followed by a press meet at a star hotel there. Nagshekar, who is excited with this new innings, has cast Satyadev as the lead. The actor has been seen in many critically acclaimed films as well as web series that has garnered him a big fan following. The film will have

Tamannaah

as the female lead and she will be playing the role originally essayed by Milana Nagraj in the Kannada film. He has cast Kannada actress Kavya Shetty in the role that was essayed by Amrutha Iyengar in the Kannada film.

"The film is going to be tailored to suit the sensibilities of Telugu audiences. It is a beautiful love story and I am glad that I will be directing the Telugu version. I will have my trusted aide - cinematographer

Sathya Hegde

- with me, while

Kalabhairava

from Tollywood will compose music," the filmmaker had told Bangalore Times previously when he had spoken about beginning work on the project.

Tamannaah is also excited about this project. "It is a privilege to be cherry picked for a project that most Telugu filmmakers were keen to reproduce. Love Mocktail is not a story that has never been seen before. The film relates to me since it brings together the bittersweet ingredients of life that represent new urban trends. It is this familiarity in the narrative that makes it seem so affable. Besides, I am a huge fan of romance and nostalgia. There are limited characters in the film and it thrives on the actors' capabilities, which is very appealing to me," she had told Bangalore Times.