Varun Tej in Chandu Mondeti's thriller

Karthikeya-fame Chandu Mondeti is all set to direct actor Varun Tej in his next film. According to a source, Varun is quite excited about the story narrated by the director and will take up the project after completing the post-production of Premam heading for a September 9 release.

“It’s a thriller with a unique story. Varun is very eager to do the project and he immediately accepted it,” says a source. The film is reportedly on the lines of Ghajini and Aparichitudu, focussing on syndromes. The movie is being produced by Vasudeva Reddy and Rajkumar of IDream productions. Varun also has a Sekhar Kammula movie and a film with Srinu Vaitla in his kitty.