Riteish Deshmukh joins Ram Pothineni's RAPO23

Riteish Deshmukh is joining the world of RAPO23. The makers welcomed him with a behind-the-scenes announcement as a new shooting schedule began, adding another prominent name to Ram Pothineni's Telugu project. The Times of India reports that Deshmukh will play the antagonist and that the film marks his Telugu debut. Ram is writing and directing as well as playing the lead, while Samyuktha is the female lead and Sam CS handles the music. Described as a psychological action thriller, RAPO23 is being filmed in Hyderabad. The casting reveal offers a production update rather than a full introduction to Deshmukh's character, whose appearance remains largely concealed in the announcement clip.