MUMBAI: After RRR and KGF Chapter 2’s major success in the Hindi belt, the distributors are currently eyeing Chiranjeevi starrer Godfather as the film also marks the Telugu debut of Salman Khan. Reportedly, the producers of Godfather have received a whopping offer of Rs 45 crore for the digital and satellite rights of the Hindi dubbed version.

It is predicted that the Mohan Raja directorial will be a massive box office hit with Megastar and Bhai sharing screen space for the very first time.

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As it is known that Godfather is the official remake of the Malayalam super hit film Lucifer starring Mohanlal in the lead role with Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran in prominent roles, and Vivek Oberoi made his Malayalam cinema debut with the film playing the main antagonist.

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Mollywood superstar Prithviraj Sukumaran made his directorial debut with the 2019 blockbuster and also played a small cameo in the film. It is being said that Salman Khan will reprise Prithviraj's role from the original. The political action thriller will see Nayanthara as the female lead.

Though the release date of Godfather hasn't been locked in by the makers yet, it is being reported that the film will be a Dussehra release and might hit theatres in the first weekend of October.

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