The first official footage of Varun Dhawan’s highly-anticipated collaboration with South-Indian filmmaker Atlee Kumar, now titled ‘Baby John’, has been unveiled.
The maiden collaboration of Varun Dhawan with Atlee Kumar, who had success with the film ‘Jawan’ starring Shahrukh Khan last year, finally has a release date and a title after being tentatively titled ‘VD18’ for a long time. The ‘biggest action entertainer’ of 2024 has been titled ‘Baby John’, the makers announced with the first teaser on Monday afternoon.
The long-awaited title is scheduled for theatrical release on May 31, 2024.
The first look teaser of the main character, portrayed by Dhawan, shows him in a fierce avatar, as he sits on a large throne, surrounded by guns and traditional dancers, ready to take on the enemies.
It is important to note that ‘Baby John’ is an official remake of Atlee’s Tamil-language hit ‘Theri’ (2016), starring Thalapathy Vijay with Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Amy Jackson.
Directed by A. Kaleeswaran, ‘Baby John’ stars Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi alongside Dhawan, while Jackie Shroff and Rajpal Yadav play pivotal roles in the action flick.
Atlee and his wife Priya are behind the project under their banner A for Apple Productions, along with Jyoti Deshpande and Murad Khetani.