Popular Indian actors Naga Chaitanya and Krithi Shetty on Friday announced the wrap of their upcoming Tamil-language action film Custody.
Taking to Instagram, Naga announced the wrap of the film with a special video which he captioned, "And that's a wrap for Custody! See you all in theatres May 12th. It's been such a fun time working with all of you."
The video began with the director saying "Cut, Chay you are released from Custody," and shifts to Naga and Krithi. The lead actors ended the video by saying, "Only to take you all to Custody on May 12. See you in theatres."
Naga Chaitanya will be seen portraying the role of a cop.
Helmed by Venkat Prabhu, 'Custody' is all set to hit the theatres on May 12, 2023.
With Custody, Naga Chaitanya will be marking his debut in Tamil cinema. Interestingly, Venkat Prabhu will make his foray Telugu industry with this bilingual.
Talking about the film, Venkat Prabhu earlier said, "I am aware of Naga Chaitanya's strengths and the sensibilities of Telugu audiences and hence I have prepared a winning script for the movie. It is an out-and-out commercial entertainer. The film will not only have many noted actors but also have signed some popular technicians who will take care of different crafts."
Touted as a commercial entertainer, the film will be produced by Srinivasaa Chitturi and presented by Pavan Kumar.
GOOGLE will invest $15 billion over the next five years to set up an artificial intelligence data centre in Andhra Pradesh, marking its biggest investment in India.
The US technology company announced the plan at an event in New Delhi attended by India’s infotech and finance ministers. Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said the new facility in Andhra Pradesh would be the company’s “largest AI hub” outside the United States.
“This long-term vision we have is to accelerate India's own AI mission,” Kurian said.
The data centre campus, located in the port city of Visakhapatnam, will have an initial capacity of 1 Gigawatt. Google’s investment is part of its global plan to spend about $85 billion this year on data centre expansion as technology firms race to meet rising demand for AI services.
US-India tension
The announcement comes at a time of tension between New Delhi and Washington over tariffs and a stalled trade deal, as prime minister Narendra Modi has urged a boycott of foreign goods.
US-based companies are facing boycott calls in India, with business executives and Modi supporters protesting against a 50 per cent tariff on imported Indian goods.
“This initiative creates substantial economic and societal opportunities for both India and the United States,” Google said in a statement, without mentioning the tariffs.
According to two sources cited by Reuters, Indian officials have recently met US company executives privately to assure them of a supportive business environment despite concerns over tariffs.
A billion internet users
Microsoft and Amazon have already invested billions in Indian data centres, tapping into a market of nearly one billion internet users.
Indian industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani have also announced data centre investments. Adani Group and Airtel have partnered with Google to develop infrastructure for the new project, which includes construction of an international subsea gateway.
AI development requires large computing power, increasing demand for specialised data centres that link thousands of chips in clusters.
Earlier, state officials had estimated the Google project’s cost at $10 billion and said it would create about 188,000 jobs.
Google’s parent company, Alphabet Inc, considers India a key growth market. YouTube has its largest user base in India, and Android dominates smartphone usage. The company, however, faces antitrust investigations in the country and a lawsuit from a Bollywood couple challenging YouTube’s AI policy.
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