Thala 57: Second Indian film to be shot in Nu Boyana Film Studios
Ajith Kumar’s Thala 57 with director Siva will be the second Indian movie after Shah Rukh Khan’s Dilwale to be shot in the iconic Nu Boyona Film Studios, one of Hollywood’s favorite film production facilities, located in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. Hollywood blockbusters like The Expendables Part 2 and Part 3, 300: Rise of an Empire, Aliens and London Has Fallen have been filmed in this studio.
The technical crew of the movie will head to Bulgaria now and the actors including Ajith Kumar are expected to start depart from Chennai this weekend. The team will shoot non-stop for 40 days in Bulgaria before coming back to Chennai for a brief break in September. Kajal Aggarwal plays the lead heroine in the film, which has Anirudh Ravichander as music composer.