YRF ropes in Keerthy Suresh Radhika Apte in edgy revenge thriller series Akka
YRF ropes in Keerthy Suresh Radhika Apte in edgy revenge thriller series Akka
Yash Raj Films’ streaming production arm YRF Entertainment has roped in
Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte in their next project, an
edgy revenge thriller that pits two of the most acclaimed female actors in India today against each other!
It will be a treat to watch Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte in this relishing devilish period thriller.
Notedly, Keerthy Suresh and Radhika Apte are hailed as the most gifted female actors in the entertainment industry as of today. They are incredibly gifted and blessed with natural expressions. The duo have delivered incredible performances project after project!
A trade source reveals that Keerthy and Radhika have been pitted against each other to makes Akka one of the most intriguing streaming projects being made in the country currently!
The project is being helmed by debutant writer and director Dharmaraj Shetty, a disruptive creative mind recently found by Aditya Chopra. His vision for Akka grabbed Aditya’s attention and the project was greenlit instantly with a brief from Adi
to make Akka one of the biggest tentpole series that
YRF Entertainment will ever make.
The source further adds that every detail of this project will be kept under wraps deliberately by YRF in a bid to build intrigue around this series.
YRF Entertainment’s first series ‘The Railway Men’ is a global success story as of now as it is trending amongst the Top 10 shows worldwide on Netflix!
It is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, featuring R. Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Divyenndu Sharma and Babil Khan.
YRF Entertainment’s second series is Mandala Murders, a multi-season series billed as a gritty crime thriller.
Vaani Kapoor, who won critical acclaim playing a transgender character in film Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui, leads the series, her debut in the streaming space, alongside Vaibhav Raj Gupta (of Gullak fame).
Surveen Chawla (Decoupled) and Jameel Khan (Gullak) are in prominent roles. The series is currently in production.
It’s the cherished desire of YRF Entertainment to produce fresh clutter-breaking projects that can contribute in shaping the content landscape of India.
With each project, it is stamping its intent to tell incredible Indian stories to a global audience at a scale that no one has ever seen before.
The Success of The Railway Men, has emerged as a runaway hit and has also unanimously garnered positive reviews & word of mouth endorsement from audience, proves this.
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