He will be seen in the multi starer The Villain that has two top Sandalwood stars Shiva Rajkumar and Sudeep in the lead.
Mithun Chakraborty is joining the shoot on May 18 in Belagavi. He will also participate in one more schedule in Bengaluru later.
According to Bangalore Mirror, Prem, the director of the film, said: “We had planned to keep this a secret. But somehow the information was leaked. There is no point in denying it now. Yes, Mithun da is playing an important role.
Prem added, “This will be his first film in Kannada. I will not tell you what the role is. But it will be a major one.”
The Villain has had two schedules of shooting so far. In the coming month, Shiva Rajkumar and Sudeep will be part of the crew that will fly to England for the second schedule.