Puri Jagannadh’s ‘Double iSmart’ to release on Independence Day

Mumbai, Jun 15 (PTI) Filmmaker Puri Jagannadh’s upcoming film “Double iSmart” will be released in theatres on Independence Day on August 15, the makers announced on Saturday.

The film, also backed by the filmmaker and Charmme Kaur’s banner Puri Connects, features Telugu actor Ram Pothineni in the lead.

In a post on Instagram, the actor shared the release date of the film, which will come out in five languages — Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.

“Maammmaaaaa! Date block kar!! Ustaad #DoubleIsmart Shankar #DoubleiSmartonAug15,” the actor wrote alongside a poster of the film.

“Double iSmart” is a sequel to Pothineni and Jagannadh’s 2019 sci-fi action film “iSmart Shankar”, about an assassin who helps the police when a slain cop’s memories are transferred to his brain.

Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt, who was recently seen in Vijay’s Tamil hit “Leo”, is also part of the cast of “Double iSmart”.

Mani Sharma has composed music for the film.