Director Y.V.S. Choudary is all set to wield the megaphone after a considerable gap for Saleem (with the tagline 'Dhummu Reputhadu'), being produced by M. Mohan Babu under his home banner Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Mohan Babu's son Manchu Vishnuvardhan Babu is the hero. Ileana has been approached to play the heroine. Mohan Babu also appears in a special role.
The film will start regular shooting schedules on September 1 and wrap up by December. Giving details about the movie, the director said, “I am very happy for getting an opportunity to direct the 50th film of a prestigious banner. Vishnu will appear in a new getup in this love subject which is being made as an entertainer. Our hero has shed weight drastically and toned up for this movie. Moreover, he learnt dances and fights exclusively for the flick. Mohan Babu will appear in a Don's role which will have a negative touch, while Ileana's character will be shockingly different. The climax scenes have been planned beyond your wildest imagination. I am confident that the film will be very different from all the seven films that I have directed so far. Some parts of the film will be shot in the US. We are planning to release the film exactly six months after the launch.”
Brahmanandam, Tanikella Bharani, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Ali, M.S. Narayana, Sunil, Venu Madhav, Napoleon, Jayaprakash Reddy, Mukhesh Rushi, Rahul Dev, Sakuntala, Hema and Master Bharat are in the supporting cast.
Camera is by C. Ramprasad, editing is by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao, Chandrabose has penned very meaningful lyrics for music composed by Sandeep Chowta.
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