Naga Chaitanya to star in filmmaker Venkat Prabhu's bilingual film

Actor Naga Chaitanya is set to star in filmmaker Venkat Prabhu's upcoming film, the makers announced on Wednesday.

The untitled film, which will be the actor's 22nd project, will be in Tamil and Telugu and is billed as a "commercial entertainer".

The movie will be produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi and presented by Pavan Kumar.

Prabhu, who directed the blockbuster sci-fi thriller "Maanaadu", said he has prepared a winning script for the 35-year-old star, best known for hits like "Bangarraju", "Majili" and "Love Story".

The official Twitter account of production house Srinivasaa Silver Screen shared also announced the project and shared pictures of the filmmaker with the "Venky Mama" star.

The film will be Chaitanya's first Tamil project and also marks the debut of Prabhu in Telugu.

Chaitanya will soon make his debut in Hindi cinema with superstar Aamir Khan's upcoming "Laal Singh Chaddha", scheduled to release in August