Oct 26, 2026 6:00pm IST
Teja Sajja On The Action In ‘Zombie Reddy 2 – NXT LVL: ‘We are Doing Something On A Grand Scale’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Teja Sajja is gearing up to return to the world of “Zombie Reddy” with its sequel, “Zombie Reddy 2 - NXT LVL.” The actor says the upcoming film will take the action and visual scale a notch higher, with the team looking to create something grander than before.
Speaking to Variety India, Sajja describes the film as a fun action entertainer and says the makers are aiming for a larger visual canvas, particularly when it comes to the action sequences. “It's a fun action film. We are trying to do something on a very grand scale. It will be great visually, in terms of action,” he says.
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The film has recently gone on floors, with Teja confirming, “We have just started shooting.Shanaya Kapoor makes her South Indian film debut with “Zombie Reddy 2 - NXT LVL.”” The film was announced on August 24, with Suparn S. Varma directing it. The multilingual film is slated for a 2027 release. The movie will be released in seven languages: Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Nepali and Japanese.
Teja, who has explored genre-driven storytelling with films such as “Zombie Reddy” and “HanuMan,” says he has been part of projects that introduced Telugu audiences to relatively unexplored cinematic spaces.
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He is currently hosting “The Traitors Telugu,” a psychological reality competition format. “I love the format. I am always excited to bring something new to Telugu audiences. That’s a blessing and a privilege. In fact, with my earlier films, we were the first ones in Telugu to do a zombie (“Zombie Reddy”) film or a superhero (“HanuMan”) one,” he says.
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