Stills from the first glimpse of ‘Dacoit’
| Photo Credit: Annapurna Studios

A first glimpse teaser from the upcoming Hindi-Telugu bilingual film, Dacoit, starring Adivi Sesh and Mrunal Thakur, was unveiled by the makers on Monday (May 26). The film, which marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Shaneil Deo, is set to release in theatres on December 25 for Christmas.

The teaser video offers glimpses of the three main characters, played by Sesh, Thakur and Anurag Kashyap. “Hey, Juliet. What happened to you isn’t a trivial thing. Everybody betrayed you. But I am not here to betray you. No. I am here to destroy you,” says the voiceover by Sesh’s character, an elusive criminal. We then see a high-speed train ram through a police vehicle.

The caption of the YouTube video and how X-Mas is written towards the end further hint that this might be a raw and explosive story revolving around a woman and her exes. An earlier report had called it a gripping story of two former lovers who must unite to commit a series of robberies to change their lives.

Written by Sesh and Deo, Dacoit also features Prakash Raj, Sunil, Atul Kulkarni, Zayn Marie Khan, and Kamakshi Bhaskarla in pivotal roles. With music scored by Bheems Ceciroleo, the film has cinematography by Danush Bhaskar and editing by Kodati Pavan Kalyan.

Dacoit is currently being shot in Hyderabad, after which an extensive schedule is set to take place in Maharashtra. The film is produced by Supriya Yarlagadda, co-produced by Suniel Narang, and presented by Annapurna Studios.