Upendra to feature in three different roles

In recent times, Real Star Upendra's film Godfather has been in the news more often for all the wrong reasons. For starters, the movie has been ready for release for sometime, but was delayed. And then, of course, was the very public spat between Godfather producer K Manju and Katari Veera Surasundarangi (KVSS) maker Munirathna, over which film — both being Uppi starrers — should release first.

KVSS did make it to theatres first and all had been quiet on the Godfather front. But the Varalaru remake, which features Uppi in three very different roles, is now ready for release.

The film, which hits theatres today, says Upendra, is a complete family entertainer. "I have done multiple characters earlier in a film called Hollywood, but they were not as diverse as my roles in Godfather. This is the first film since Rakthakaneeru that has given me such varied roles, and that makes it a commercial entertainer fit for all members of the family," says Uppi.

While Uppi gets to take on three roles, there are several lovely ladies sharing screen space with him — Soundarya Jayamala, who marks her debut with his film, Catherine Tresa, and Bhumika Chawla, who makes a special appearance. "The highlights of the film, though, are the script, the performances and, of course, the music by AR Rahman," says Uppi, adding that audiences ought to treat Godfather as an original film.

"Not many have seen the Tamil version and the film was not made in Telugu, so Godfather does have a novelty factor for audiences," he maintains.

Bonanza for audiences

N Prasad of Narasimha Arts, who has procured the audio rights of Godfather has something special on offer for everyone who watches the film over the first weekend. "Everyone who buys a ticket and watches Godfather over Friday, Saturday and Sunday will get an audio CD of the film free," says Prasad.