Vijay Deverakonda-Ananya Panday's Liger: A Surprise Cameo & Everything Else We Know

Co-produced by Karan Johar, the trailer of Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday starrer ‘Liger’ is out and the film is set to release on August 25.

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The trailer for the upcoming sports action film Liger, starring Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda, Bollywood actor Ananya Panday, and American boxer Mike Tyson in a cameo, released on Wednesday. The film is set to have a theatrical release on August 25. The film was shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages. Liger is directed by Puri Jagannadh and co-produced by Karan Johar and Charmme Kaur under the banner of Dharma productions.

“My son is a crossbreed, born to a lion and a tiger,” says Liger’s, aka Deverakonda’s mother (played by Ramya Krishna) in the beginning of the trailer.

The film also stars Ronit Roy in a pivotal role. Panday plays the role of Liger’s love interest in the film. Hence the film marks Deverakonda’s debut in Hindi cinema and Ananya’s debut in Telugu cinema.

Deverakonda plays the role of an MMA fighter boxer in the upcoming film, who struggles with stammering. The film narrates the story of a chaiwala (a tea seller), who dedicates his life to represent India and win the the title of an MMA champion.

Tyson’s cameo appearance marks his debut in Indian cinema. Tyson was the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, and also holds the record of the youngest boxer in the same.

Deverakonda has gone through an intense body transformation for the film and has reportedly taken martial arts training in Thailand. The film began filming in January 2020 in Mumbai. But it went under wraps due to the Covid-19 induced lockdown. The film again resumed shooting in September 2021 and finally completed filming in February 2022.

The crew released the trailer in an event in Hyderabad.

“The #SaalaCrossbreed delivering a strong declaration to INDIA #LigerTrailer,” wrote the makers on Twitter.

While Deverakonda wrote, “India, We give you Blood, Sweat, Madness. We give you Mass Action Entertainment. We give you The LIGER Trailer! ATTACK!”

In a social media post a few days back, Deverakonda shared a poster titled “Saala Crossbreed'' and captioned the post as: “A Film that took my everything. As a performance, Mentally, physically my most challenging role. I give you everything!”

‘Liger’ is slated to compete with the Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor starrer ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ in the theaters. The film is set to release on August 11 just days before Liger’s release.

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