Nani has played dual roles in two films, Janda Pai Kapiraju and Gentleman and will be doing it again for the third time in his career. Reports are that director Merlapaka Gandhi is all set to direct the young actor in a film and had narrated the script to him that requires him in dual roles. Impressed with the storyline, Nani is said to have given his go ahead. At present, the actor is busy with a couple of films such as Ninnu Kori, which is being directed by Siva Nirvana and MCA being helmed by Venu Sree Raam. Once he is done with both the films, Nani will be moving over to the Gandhi directorial, we hear.

Sources in the tinsel town say that one of the roles that Gandhi has etched out for Nani will require him to do a lot of homework. Further, he will have to undergo a complete makeover to ensure that his looks are perfect for the role. The pre-production work of the untitled film has begun already with the director working on assembling the star cast and crew. The director is also working on tightening the script to ensure that it befits Nani’s star status.

Nani has wrapped up the shooting of Ninnu Kori and the film is expected to hit the silver screens on July 6. In the movie, he is paired opposite Nivetha Thomas and it has Adhi Pinisetty playing an important role as well. Ninnu Kori is produced by DVV Dhanayya under the banner DVV Entertainments and Kona Film Corporation.

The star’s last outing at the box office, Nenu Local was released on February 2 this year and went on to do good business at the box office. The film was directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina and starred Keerthy Suresh as his lead pair.