Director Ajay Bhupathi was initially in talks with Naga Chaitanya for his upcoming film Maha Samudram but it turns out that the actor will not be a part of it anymore. According to the latest reports, the director has roped in Ravi Teja to play the lead instead.
Apparently, Naga Chaitanya is keen on establishing himself as a commercial hero right now after the success of Majili and has Venky Mama, also a commercial entertainer. At this point of time, he isn’t interested in taking the action hero avatar following which he let go of Maha Samudram, add sources in the know.
As to the technical crew, we hear that Chaitan Bharadwaj of RX-100 fame has been signed up to compose the tunes and he has recorded two songs already.
Meanwhile, Ravi Teja is busy with Disco Raja. According to reports, it is touted to be a science fiction, a genre that is sure to bring in the audiences to the theatres. Produced by Ram Talluri, the film is directed by Vi Anand of Oka Kshanam and Ekadiki Pothavu Chinnavada fame. According to reports, Disco Raja is a science fiction, a genre that is sure to bring in audiences to the theatres. Three leading ladies Nabha Natesh, Payal Rajput and Priyanka Jawalkar were roped in to share the screen space with Ravi Teja.
A few weeks ago, reports surfaced that Ravi Teja’s Disco Raja is in trouble and has been put in the cold storage. This news was certainly a big disappointment for all Ravi Teja fans as the star is desperately in need of a smash hit and there were hopes that Disco Raja could be the breakthrough film. With rumors spreading that Disco Raja is shelved, its producer Ram Talluri has confirmed that the project is on the right track and shooting is in progress.
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