Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Manikarnika’ will be epic

Writer-director Vijayendra Prasad, who has penned the story for Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming epic drama Manikarnika, says the movie will be high on action.

Being directed by Krish, the film will be a biographical drama about Laxmibai, the Queen of Jhansi.

“I had agreed to pen the story only if the makers roped in Krish to direct. They liked his work in Gautamiputra Satakarni and brought him on board. Since we are dealing with history and hard facts, we did a lot of research for this project,” Prasad said.

Ranaut plays Laxmibai in the film.

“The war episodes will be the major highlight of the film. It will be shot on a scale that has not been seen before on Indian screens,” he said.

Prasad has also penned the story of upcoming Tamil film Mersal, starring superstar Vijay.

He says he would like to write a sequel to Telugu blockbuster Magadheera, directed by his son S.S Rajamouli.