Shiva Rajkumar

Sudeep

Karnataka

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Arjun Janya

Dubai

After months of unexplained delays, teasers of the multistarrer will release todayDirector Prem has enraged fans ofandno end. He had promised to release the trailers of the multistarrer The Villain months ago. Except for a first-look teaser there was nothing for the fans to savour about this big project since it was launched more than a year ago. Earlier this week, he finally announced the release of the trailers on June 28.It is a paid show for fans who have to shell out Rs 500 per ticket for the event scheduled at a mall. Two trailers revealing the characters played the two lead actors are ready. Fans who have paid for the tickets will get the honor of watchig the teasers first in the four auditoriums. A fifth auditorium will have invitees and guests. No less than the chief minister HD Kumaraswamy has been roped in for the event. Prem has announced that the proceeds of the tickets will be handed over to film directors who are in financial need.Prem told Mirror that each teaser is 1.5-minute long. “One teaser is for Shivanna and the other for Sudeep’s character,” he said. Money collected from the ticket sales will be given to those directors who have approached The Kannada Film Directors Association (KANFIDA) for financial help. V Nagendra Prasad, the president of KANFIDA, is overseeing it. An ice-cream company has tied up with the film to launch ‘The Villain’-branded ice cream. The profits from the sales of this branded ice-cream will also go to fund film technicians in need.Around 1,500 fans are expected. “But I expect more fans to arrive. We are preparing for such an eventuality,” Prem said. The teasers have obtained CBFC certificates and will be played in theatres acrossfrom Friday.