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King100: Ashok Selvan is Karna in Nagarjuna’s 100th film, first look out on his birthday ahead of 24 December release

Ashok Selvan, the Tamil star, will be seen as Karna in Nagarjuna's 100th film King100. Annapurna Studios released his first-look poster on his birthday, 46 days before the film opens on 24 December.

Telugu Scope Cinema Desk
By Telugu Scope Cinema Desk
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Nagarjuna in sunglasses and a dark open-collared shirt against a red painted background with a large record-disc pattern, from King100

Annapurna Studios has introduced Tamil actor Ashok Selvan as Karna in King100, Nagarjuna Akkineni’s 100th film, with a first-look poster released on Sunday, 8 November, the actor’s birthday. The film is due in theatres worldwide on Thursday, 24 December.

The poster has Ashok Selvan seated in a chair, his hair grown long and his beard thick. A khaki police uniform lies close to him, and a large chess king stands in the foreground of the frame.

After Nagarjuna and Tabu

The campaign began on Saturday, 29 August, Nagarjuna’s 67th birthday, when the studio announced the title and the 24 December date along with a first glimpse of the star. In that clip, Nagarjuna’s character talks about money and identity. A second glimpse followed for Tabu, who plays Mahanthi Jhansi Rani. The music Devi Sri Prasad composed for the first glimpse is now available on streaming platforms.

Director and actor team up again

Ra Karthik has written and directed King100, which Annapurna Studios is producing with Devi Sri Prasad as composer. Karthik’s debut film also had Ashok Selvan in the lead. That travelogue drama, shot in Tamil and Telugu, came out on 4 November 2022 as Nitham Oru Vaanam in Tamil and Aakasham in Telugu, with Ritu Varma, Aparna Balamurali and Shivathmika Rajasekhar in the female leads.

In Telugu, Ashok Selvan acted in Ninnila Ninnila, which premiered directly on an OTT platform in 2021. In Tamil he has led films such as Oh My Kadavule (2020) and Por Thozhil (2023). King100 is set to open on 24 December, 46 days after the Karna poster.

Nagarjuna in King100. Image: TMDB / Annapurna Studios

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