Varun Dhawan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu Starred In Citadel By Russo Brothers

Popular actors Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu are going to star together in the Russo Brothers’ Citadel. The film will be helmed by filmmaker duo Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK.

The Russo brothers and Patrick Moran have developed the original American science fiction drama television series Citadel for Amazon Prime Video. The show is described as "an expansive and groundbreaking global event comprising a mothership series and several local language satellite series" and "an action-packed spy series with a compelling emotional centre," starring Richard Madden as Citadel agent Mason Kane and Priyanka Chopra as Citadel agent Nadia Sinh.

A source close to the Indian spin-off project revealed, “Dhawan and Prabhu have both already begun working on developing the toned bodies needed for Citadel. They will begin their martial arts training at the end of August, and the show should premiere around the end of September or the beginning of October. The training will last for approximately one month. After finishing up the script's revisions, Nidimoru and DK will begin the casting process for the supporting cast in August. A Hollywood action director will also be hired by the show's creators to orchestrate the big combat scenes."

Varun Dhawan And Samantha Ruth Prabhu Citadel:

The project will be Dhawan's first and Prabhu's second collaboration with Nidimoru and DK after they first worked together on The Family Man 2. Dhawan, who was recently seen in Jug Jugg Jeeyo with Kiara Advani, will be making his OTT debut with this series. He will also be seen in the horror-comedy Bhediya opposite Kriti Sanon. Samantha Prabhu's Kaathuvaakula Rendu Kaadhal opposite Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara was released on April 28. She will be soon seen in the mythological film Shakunthalam.

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The filming will begin in Mumbai and continue in a few nations in Eastern Europe. Nidimoru and DK are currently working on two other projects. The first project Guns & Gulaabs features Dulquer Salmaan, Rajkummar Rao, and Adarsh Gourav, and another untitled web show features Shahid Kapoor, Vijay Sethupathi, Raashi Khanna, and Amol Palekar.