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New Avatar: Here Comes MS Dhoni As ‘Atharva’

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OB Bureau

Mumbai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who retired from international cricket two years ago, is exploring new avenues.

On Wednesday, the former Team India captain revealed his first look as Atharva in the upcoming graphic novel ‘Atharva: The Origin’.

Touted as a mythological sci-fi web series, the series is written by Ramesh Thamilmani and produced by his wife Sakshi-headed company Dhoni Entertainment.

The video clip shows Dhoni in an animated avatar on a battlefield, as Atharva fights against a demon-like army.

The new-age graphic novel was announced in 2020 as an adaptation of an unpublished book by the debutant author.

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Describing it as a ‘thrilling series’, Sakshi had said in statement: “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.”

Sakshi added: “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.”

Dhoni Entertainment’s debut project was the docu series ‘Roar of the Lion’, for OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar in 2019.

OB Bureau

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