Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni on Wednesday revealed the first look of his graphic novel titled Atharva: The Origin. MS Dhoni’s mythological sci-fi web-series is backed by Dhoni Entertainment and is based on writer Ramesh Thamilmani’s work
Dhoni shared the first look teaser of his upcoming mythological sci-fi web series on Facebook.
“Happy to announce my new Avatara..Atharva.,” he captioned the post.
In the teaser, we see Dhoni in an animated avatar on a battlefield with his character fighting against a demon-like army.
Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni’s mythological sci-fi web-series Atharva – First Look
The “new age graphic novel” was announced in 2020 as an adaptation of an unpublished book by debutant author. Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Singh Dhoni, who is the managing director of Dhoni Entertainment, spoke about producing the series. She called it a thrilling series.
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“The book is a mythological sci-fi which explores the journey of a mysterious Aghori who has been captured at a high-tech facility. The secrets revealed by this Aghori could alter the myths of the ancient, beliefs of the existing and course of the forthcoming.
“We would like to ensure that we execute all the aspects of this universe and bring out every character and story to the screen, with as much precision as possible. Web-series fit our purpose better than adapting it into a feature film,” Sakshi said in a statement previously.
This is not Dhoni’s first brush with films or entertainment industry. Everyone knows Dhoni’s biopic – MS Dhoni: The Untold Story was released in 2016 and it turned out to be a huge success. However, this time, Dhoni is entering the world of graphic novels, where he is playing one of the characters. It will be interesting to see how it shapes up.
His fans will be waiting for this surely and like his biopic, expect the graphic novel to be a great success as well.
