‘1945’ trailer: Rana Daggubati and Regina Cassandra in patriotic romance
Sathyasivaa’s Tamil-Telugu film has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja. The cast includes Sathyaraj, Nazar and Kali Venkat. Out in cinemas on January 7.

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