The announcement poster of #RAPO23 has a strong scent of iSmart Shankar hovering over it; his look seems to be funky and his name is archaic-sounding Veera. The film, aimed for a December 2026 release, will be self-directed and acted by Ram Pothineni.
For Ram to make a directorial debut 20 years into his acting debut is special. To his credit, he has picked a rare genre: Psychological action thriller. If the treatment is not Puri Jagannadh-esque but Lokesh Kanagaraj-esque, #RAPO23 will stand a higher chance of becoming a decent contender for success at the box office.
Krishna Pothineni has floated RaPo Cinematics to produce the yet-untitled movie, which will begin its production in June. The aim is to finish production and post-production in five months flat. This sounds like an impossibility in today's era, where everything takes double the time that it should. #RAPO23's full cast and crew will be known soon.
