New Delhi: Actor Arjun Rampal is all set to debut in Telugu cinema with Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming film. Rampal will play the antagonist in the film.
The production banner shared the news about Rampal's casting on their official Twitter handle.
“Team #NBK108 welcomes the talented National Award-winning actor @rampalarjun on board as the antagonist in his Telugu debut NataSimham #NandamuriBalakrishna @AnilRavipudi @MsKajalAggarwal @sreeleela14 @MusicThaman @sahugarapati7 @harish_peddi @YoursSKrishna,” the post read.
The untitled film is directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Shine Screens' Sahu Garapati and Harish Peddi.
Rampal, who has played negative roles in Hindi films such as 'Om Shanti Om' and 'Ra.One', replied to the tweet and said he is looking forward to working on the movie.
“Thank you for having me. Super excited. It’s gonna be mad fun,” the “Rock On!!” he tweeted.
Apart from Arjun Rampal, Kajal Aggarwal and Sreeleela are also part of the upcoming movie.
Arjun Rampal, who had recently suffered back injury while working out at the gym, will also be seen in ‘Crakk- Jeetega toh Jiyega', starring Vidyut Jammwal, ‘The Battle of Bhima Koregaon’, and Abbas-Mustan's ‘3 Monkeys’.
On the personal front, the actor will soon be a father. The actor’s girlfriend, Gabriella Demetriades made the announcement on social media last month with a maternity photo.
Gabriella took to her Instagram and announced the news of her second pregnancy. In the photos featured, Gabriella is seen in a floor-sweeping gown.
Gabriella captioned it: "Reality or AI?" Dad-to-be Arjun Rampal posted an evil eye and red hearts emoji.
Arjun and Gabriella met through mutual friends and started dating in 2018. In 2019, the couple welcomed their son Arik Rampal.
He was earlier married to Mehr Jesia and they have two daughters, Mahikaa Rampal and Myra Rampal. Arjun and Mehr officially separated in 2019.