Karan Johar Introduces Vijay Deverakonda In And As Liger

Liger

Karan Johar has released the first look of his upcoming production venture Liger, which stars Ananya Panday and South superstar Vijay Deverakonda in the lead roles.

KJo announced the title of the Puri Jagannadh-directed movie along with the first poster featuring Vijay. Liger is a crossbreed between a Tiger and a Lion and the poster reads 'Saala Crossbreed'. Vijay is seen in a ferocious avatar with boxing gloves and curly hair. One can also see half face of a lion and half face of tiger in the background.

Karan shared the poster writing, "Proud to present LIGER, starring the ruler of big screens and many hearts - Vijay Deverakonda & the fiery Ananya Panday. Directed by the exceptionally skilled Puri Jagannadh, we can't wait to let the world witness this story in 5 languages - Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada & Malayalam. See you at the big screens! #Liger #SaalaCrossbreed."

Vijay also shared the poster with his fans and captioned it, "Someone with my background shouldn’t have reached anywhere near here according to the conventions & set Norms. But with sheer madness, passion, hardwork, Here we are!"

The Arjun Reddy actor is marking his Bollywood debut with the film.