Baahubali star Rana Daggubati will be next seen as the lead in Nene Raju Nene Mantri

Rana Daggubati is now an household name all over the country thanks to the humongous success of the Baahubali franchise. The impact that his character Bhallala Deva had in the viewer’s mind is huge. As they say, a protagonist is only as powerful as the antagonist. Rana’s fabulous performance as the antagonist Bhallaladeva was appreciated unanimously.

The actor will be next seen in Nene Raju Nene Mantri. The movie, written and directed by Teja is a multilingual and will be simultaneously released in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi languages. Shoot for the movie has already been wrapped up.

After playing an emperor in Baahubali, Rana will be seen as an young political leader in his upcoming movie. Rana’s character is named as Jogendra. He is a passionate youngster with a great attitude. He wants to break the complacent mindset that is prevalent in the country.

Nene Raju Nene Mantri also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Catherine Tresa, Navadeep and Ashutosh Rana in major roles. The film is produced by Rana’s father Suresh Daggubati, CH Bharath Chowdhary and V Kiran Reddy under the banner of Suresh Productions and Blue Planet Entertainments.

Meanwhile, SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2: The Conclusion has been doing some terrific business both in the domestic and international box office. The film has already crossed the 1600 crore mark. In the twin states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana alone, the movie has earned more than Rs 300 crores. Rana now enjoys a huge popularity all across the country, so his next release Nene Raju Nene Mantri will be releasing amidst massive expectations.

Shruti Haasan reveals that she opted out of Sangamithra on her own choice

Last day we had reported that actress Shruti Haasan will not be a part of the upcoming magnum opus Sangamithra. It was announced officially by the makers Thenandal Studios Limited through his social media page.

This lead to lot of speculations and theories about Shruthi pulling out at the last minute. Finally, the actress has come out with a statement through her spokesperson. According to that, Shruthi had already started preparations for her role in the movie but had to opt out as the makers did not get her a proper full bound script and date calendar.

Sangamithra, written and directed by Sundar C is a periodic film in which Shruti was supposed to play the the titular role. Jayam Ravi and Arya are playing the male leads in the movie.

Sangamithra was launched last week at the Cannes Film Festival. The first look posters were also unveiled during the launch event. The whole crew of Sangamithra including Shruti Haasan, Jayam Ravi, Arya, music composer AR Rahman and production designer Sabu Cyril were present at Cannes.

Here’s the statement Shruti Haasan’s spokesperson,

“Shruti has had to, unfortunately, take a call not to be a part of Sangamithra. Knowing it was a massive undertaking and a long commitment spanning over 2 years, she knew the importance of her training, a comprehensive script and a proper date calendar. She hired and started training with one of the best combat trainers from April onwards to make sure she was ready in time for the shoot.”

Apparently, the actress was unhappy with the makers not providing her with a full bound script. She was also not given a detailing about the dates that was to be allotted for the filming.

“Despite her enthusiasm and commitment to Sangamithra, she has had to give the film a miss since she had not received a proper bound script nor a proper date calendar. She is currently caught up with promoting her film Behen Hogi Teri, prep for Sabash Naidu and her musical associations.”

Sangamithra is said to be made on a whopping budget of Rs 250 crores. It is a period drama set in the 8th century AD. Jayam Ravi and Arya have been undergoing rigorous training in horse riding, physical combat and other weapon-based martial arts training. The movie is expected to go on floors by August this year.