‘Victory’ Venkatesh is currently shooting for his new film Shadow and the latest news is that the film will release on January 11, 2013. Sankranthi has been a great time for the actor since his earlier films like Bodyguard, Namo Venkatesa, Lakshmi, etc. have hit the marquee during the festive time and were successful.

Venkatesh plays an underworld don in the movie, which is touted to be an all out mass entertainer. Apparently Venkatesh is playing a character that has multiple shades in the movie. Taapsee Pannu is paired opposite Venky in the lead role while Srikanth and Madhurima are also essaying important roles.

Shadow is directed by Meher Ramesh and produced by Paruchuri Kireeti under the United Productions banner. The movie, which shot in the locales of Hyderabad, Switzerland and Malaysia, has Thaman composing the tunes.