Sumanth signs the Telugu remake of Malayalam gangster-comedy Padayottam

2019 happens to be the twentieth year for Sumanth Kumar in Telugu cinema and the 44-year-old actor is going great guns by picking up unconventional scripts and playing unique roles. Despite having only a few hits in his kitty, this most-loved grandson of legendary thespian Akkineni Nageswara Rao is still a bankable lead at the box-office courtesy his convincing acting chops, handsome looks and attractive screen-presence.
After a series of failures in the last decade, Sumanth bounced back into form with the surprise success of his rom-com Malli Raava in 2017. After scoring a decent success with Subrahmanyapuram and perfectly reprising ANR’s role in both the versions of NTR biopic, the handsome hunk has finally signed his next film after quite some time.
According to confirmed sources, Sumanth will reprise the lead role in the Telugu remake of Malayalam gangster-comedy Padayottam. The untitled project will be directed by Vinu Yagna and newbie Aima has been roped in as the leading lady. While the shooting is set to kick-off from December 15, the film will be jointly bankrolled by Tammineni Janardhan Rao and Sharma Chukka under East India Talkies and The Manthra Entertainments.