Nikhil is showcasing his uniqueness with his script selection right from the beginning. After a long gap, he is arriving with ‘Karthikeya 2’ which is a mystery thriller that revolves around a temple. Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, this movie is a sequel to super hit movie ‘Karthikeya’ which came out in 2014. This is a high-budget movie and all the promotional content which came out till date raised the expectations heavily.

Upon the special invitation of ISKCON, the team of ‘Karthikeya 2’ went to Vrindavan and sought the blessings of Lord Krishna. The team of Nikhil, Srinivas Reddy and Viva Harsha were seen in the video and they have interacted with the people around. They even took selfies with them and played the teaser of the film at the ISKCON. The team released a special video showcasing their visit to ISKCON at Vrindavan. They wrote, “The Mystical Movie had a Magical Experience at ISKCON Brindavan…Powerful Facts Were Spoken by the Spokesperson of ISKCON thanking the team of #KARTHIKEYA2 for bringing out the True Facts and glory of Lord Sri Krishna in the Movie.”

Nikhil Siddharth will be seen in the title role of ‘Karthikeya’ while heroine Anupama Parameswaran plays the role of Mugdha. Elite Bollywood actor Anupam Kher will be seen as Dhanvantari while Srinivas Reddy plays the role of Sadananda. Harsha Chemudu’s role is named Suleman while Aditya Menon is going to be seen as Santanu. As it is known, ‘Karthikeya 2’ is having a pan-Indian release. Apart from arriving in Telugu, it is getting dubbed in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

This movie is produced jointly by TG Vishwa Prasad and Abhishek Agarwal. Kaala Bhairava is the music composer while Anupam Kher is playing a vital role. Vivek Kuchobotla is working on this film while Karthik Ghattamaneni is the cinematographer. ZEE company seems to have acquired the digital and satellite rights of this film.