Ram Pothineni and Puri Jagannadh team up for the sequel of iSmart Shankar

Puri Jagannadh is all set to come back to work after the failure of Liger. This time the filmmaker has teamed up with Ram Pothineni. The film titled Double Ismart, is the sequel to the director and actor duo’s blockbuster 2019 film Ismart Shankar, it is going to be a pan-India film, which will release on March 8 next year.

Puri Jagannadh and Charmee Kaur made this announcement on the occasion of Ram Pothineni’s birthday, the duo is bankrolling Double Ismart under Puri Connects. The title poster shows Charminar in the background with Lord Shiva Lingam and his trishool. The sequel will be released in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam.

Sharing the announcement of Puri and Ram’s film, the makers wrote, “The ENERGETIC combo ofUstaad @ramsayz & Dashing Director #PuriJagannadh is back with ISMART BANG for #DoubleISMART. A high octane action entertainer in cinemas from MARCH 8th 2024. In Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada. #HappyBirthdayRAPO”.

Mani Sharm will compose the music of Double Ismart. Updates on cast and crew are awaited. The director began working on the script of the sequel after Jana Gana Mana with Vijay Deverakonda got shelved.

Ismart Shankar told the story of an assassin who helps the cops when a slain cop’s memories are transferred to his brain. The film was released in theatres on 18 July 2019 and became a commercial success. In fact, the film ran for more than 100 days at the box office.