Thota Tharani all set for his acting debut

National Award winning art director Thota Tharani has just kick started his second innings. He has donned the greasepaint to play Swami Chinmayananda, a Hindu spiritual leader who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission, in an English documentary "The Quest".The makers found Thota Tharani to have a physical resemblance to Swami chinmayananda. When approached, Thota Tharani agreed to do it with out remuneration as he is a spiritual person.

While Tharani plays the older version of the known figure, Sandeep, a real-life monk plays the younger version. R.S. Prasanna of Tamil comedy "Kalyana Samayal Saadam" fame has directed the film, which is currently in its post-production stage. All actors in the documentary are the members of the mission. The documentary is Scheduled to release in August, "The Quest" is jointly produced by Prasanna and Chinmaya Mission.