Sources have stated that Saahasa Simha Vishnuvardhan's Kotigobba was a huge success, back in 2001 when it was released. It was stated that the super hit film attained a cult status among the fans. Last year, a spiritual sequel to Kotigobba was released, Kotigobba 2, starring Kichcha Sudeep. It was a roaring success, even though it was not an actual sequel to the original movie. Seeing the success of Kotigobba 2, the producers have decided to bring a third movie in the same franchise.
Presently Kichcha Sudeep is busy shooting for The Villain. There are talks in
Gandhinagar that Sudeep will start working for Kotigobba 3, immediately after
completing the shooting for The Villain. Soorappa Babu, who had produced
Kotigobba 2, will again fund for Kotigobba 3.
As per latest news it was stated that s that a new director from Sandalwood will direct
Kotigobba 3. There are currently three names that are contending for the movie
direction, but Sudeep will choose the appropriate director himself.