‘RRR’ Writer Vijayendra Prasad Boards ‘Anandamath’ Adaptation ‘1770 – Ek Sangram’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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Naman Ramachandran “RRR” screenwriter K.V. Vijayendra Prasad will pen the script of “1770 – Ek Sangram,” a big-budget adaptation of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s 1882 Bengali-language novel “Anandamath” (aka “The Abbey of Bliss”).Set in 1770, the story takes place against the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion when a brotherhood of monks banded together to fight the ruling British East India Company. “Vande Mataram,” which was later adopted as India’s national song, was first published in “Anandamath.” Friday (Apr.

8) marks the 128th anniversary of the death of Chatterjee.Prasad’s credits also include “Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi” (2019), about a queen who fought against the British East India Company, and blockbusters “Baahubali: The Beginning” (2015), “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion” (2017), “Mersal” (2017) and “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” (2015).

Former Zee Studio head Sujoyy Kuttiy and award-winning short filmmaker and author Ram Kamal Mukherjee will serve as creative producers on the project.

The film will be produced by Shhailendra Kkumar from SS1 Entertainment and Suraj Sharma of PK Entertainments and will be made in the Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.