Varun Tej in new avatar

After impressing the audience as a lover boy in movies like 'Fidaa' and 'Tholi Prema', reigning actor Varun Tej will unleash his evil side in his upcoming movie 'Valmiki'.

The team of 'Valmiki' has already released a pre-teaser video and they are planning to release the teaser on August 15.

The remake of Tamil film, 'Jigarthandha', stars Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde and Atharva Murali in the lead roles.

Varun Tej is playing the role of a gangster in the movie and the character has negative shades.

Tamil actor Atharva Murali is playing the role of a wannabe filmmaker. Pooja Hegde is the heroine while newcomer Krishna Manjusha is paired up with Varun Tej.

The movie is directed by Harish Shankar. He has adapted the basic story of Tamil dark comedy 'Jigarthanda'.

Earlier, Harris Shankar had delivered blockbusters like 'Mirapakai' and 'Gabbar Singh'.