# Anup and Nirup Bhandari reunite for secret Kannada film 2026-08-15T10:17:50+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Director Anup Bhandari and actor Nirup Bhandari have reunited for a yet-to-be-titled Kannada film, Cinema Express reports. The project has already begun filming in Kumta, but its story, genre and characters remain undisclosed. Actor Srinidhi Shetty is also said to be part of the cast, marking her reported return to Kannada cinema. The film is the Bhandari brothers’ fourth collaboration after RangiTaranga, Rajaratha and Vikrant Rona. Anup is also directing Billa Ranga Baashaa with Sudeep. Nirup’s upcoming films include America America 2, Atikaya and Sathya S/o Harishchandra. Shetty previously appeared in the KGF films and has since worked in Tamil and Telugu cinema. ## Coverage - cinemaexpress.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Anup Bhandari, Kannada cinema, Nirup Bhandari Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anup-and-nirup-bhandari-reunite-for-secret-kannada-film/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anup-and-nirup-bhandari-reunite-for-secret-kannada-film/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/