India, June 5 -- When Dhootha debuted on Amazon Prime Video, audiences watched Naga Chaitanya deliver a career-best performance as Sagar Varma Avudhuri, a deeply ambitious, morally compromised journalist caught in a deadly web of supernatural karma. But as the cameras roll on the highly anticipated second season, Chaitanya is pulling off a massive plot twist of his own behind the scenes.

By officially launching Dhootha 2 at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad, the actor isn't just returning to play a corrupt media tycoon. He is stepping into the real-world media landscape as a first-time producer.

Sharing pictures from the star-studded muhurtham puja ceremony where his father, superstar Nagarjuna Akkineni, sounded the official clapboard.

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