MUMBAI : Ranveer Singh and HanuMan director Prasanth Varma are slated to work together for his upcoming film. A source close to the director's camp said in a statement to the popular news portal that Ranveer is "interested" in collaborating with the filmmaker but has not yet signed the deal.

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"Yes it's true that Prasanth approached Ranveer for a film in his cinematic universe. It will be his immediate next project after HanuMan. Ranveer is interested and it's almost confirmed but nothing is finalised yet. An official announcement will be made once it's finalised. Mythri Movie Makers will be backing it," read the statement.

Earlier, on the auspicious occasion of Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha ceremony, Prasanth Varma dropped the surprise announcement of the next installment – Jai Hanuman. Whether his next with Ranveer will be Jai Hanuman or not, is not yet confirmed.

Prasanth had taken to his X account to share the news. He wrote, “With gratitude for the immense love and support showered upon #HanuMan from audiences across the globe, I stand at the threshold of a new journey by making a promise to myself! #JaiHanuman Pre-Production Begins on the auspicious day of Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha (folded hands emoticon).”

Teja Sajja, Vinay Rai, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, and Amritha Aiyer play key parts in HanuMan. Approximately ₹100 crore were earned at the global box office by the film. HanuMan, which is set in the made-up village of Anjanadri, is the first film in the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe (PVCU).

Ranveer will next be featured in the police drama Singham Again, directed by Rohit Shetty, starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger Shroff, and his wife Deepika Padukone. He is also working on Don 3, directed by Farhan Akhtar.

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