Prithviraj says ‘world of Salaar is a bit like Game Of Thrones’, addresses comparisons between Prabhas-starrer and KGF

Prithviraj Sukumaran opened up about Prashanth Neel's Prabhas-starrer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire and asserted that it surpasses the scale of Prashanth Neel's Yash-starrer KGF 2.

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Prashanth Neel's Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran-starrer Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire will hit the screens on December 22. (Image: Hombale Films/Facebook)

Malayalam actor, director Prithviraj Sukumaran is poised to make a grand return to the Telugu film industry after a 13-year hiatus with Prashanth Neel’s highly-anticipated epic actioner Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, featuring Prabhas in the lead role. Prior to the film’s release on December 22, one day after its major competitor Rajkumar Hirani’s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Dunki hits the screens, Prithviraj opened up about the film and asserted that Salaar surpasses the scale of Neel’s Yash-starrer KGF 2.

Addressing the comparisons made between the films, the Malayalam actor told News18, “I understand the comparisons that are happening between Salaar and KGF 2. I am a big Prashant Neel fan and I would have been disappointed had I seen his next film after KGF 2, which opens in a tulip field in Amsterdam. It is not something that I expect from him. It is too premature for the audience because 10 minutes into Salaar people will forget all the comparisons.”

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“Salaar is much bigger and grander than KGF-2. The scale of the film is so huge that it can even dwarf KGF 2,” he said and added, “I remember walking on the sets of Salaar and literally feeling dwarfed by it. I think audiences will get the same feeling when they watch the film in theatres. I have told Prashant that the whole world of Salaar is a bit like Game Of Thrones. That’s the kind of drama and the character dynamics the film has with a lot of action.”

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“It is essentially an action entertainer with some spectacular action sequences and some of the best hero elevation moments, but what really stood out for me in the film is the drama which holds the film together,” the actor added.

Also starring Shruti Hassan, Jagapathi Babu, Bobby Simha and Tinnu Anand, Salaar is bankrolled by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner of Hombale Films. Prashanth Neel retained his key crew from the KGF franchise for Salaar, with Bhuvan Gowda handling cinematography, Ravi Basrur composing the music and Ujwal Kulkarni overseeing editing.

Prithviraj’s last Telugu film was Manmohan Challa’s Police Police, in which he starred alongside Srikanth.

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