Kannada cinema superstar Upendra has joined the cast of “Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl,” the sequel to the hit “Zombie Reddy,” in a powerhouse role, India’s People Media Factory has confirmed. The announcement, made on star Teja Sajja‘s birthday, also confirms the film’s cast and creative team. The adventure zombie action-comedy marks the South Indian cinema debut of “Tu Yaa Main” star Shanaya Kapoor.
Teja Sajja returns as the franchise’s zombie-slaying lead. Directed by Prasanth Varma, “Zombie Reddy” was released in 2021, and followed a game developer who must save his village after a scientist’s vaccine experiment unleashes a zombie outbreak. Varma, known for Prime Video’s “The Family Man” Season 2, Netflix’s “Rana Naidu” and film “Haq,” directs the sequel from a story created by Prasanth Varma.
Gowra Hari, whose scores powered “HanuMan” and “Mirai,” composes the music. Hussain Dalal, Prasanth Varma and Suparn S. Varma wrote the screenplay.
Vishwa Prasad and Krithi Prasad produce for People Media Factory. The film will release in seven languages – Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Nepali and Japanese. I can’t thank the audience enough for embracing me as a zombie slayer and their unbridled curiosity and faith in what I do next.
It’s the love that I’ve received over the years that pushes me to make brave choices. So here’s a promise to take the mayhem to a whole new scale in ‘Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl.’ As I turn a year older, the zombies turn deadlier. With the audience validating everyone associated with the film, I’m all set to fight the dead onscreen like never before.
It makes me very proud to be part of a team that wants to give viewers a grand, immersive spectacle that feeds their appetite for the extraordinary.” Suparn S. Varma said the goal was to surprise both himself and the audience with something unlike anything seen before. It’s been an absolute treat to explore a genre with such enormous creative possibilities and collaborate with stalwarts who bring their own seasoned finesse to the film.
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