Veteran actor Krishna’s grandson and Mahesh Babu’s nephew, Ashok Galla, is making his debut in Tollywood with Hero. The film has been directed by Sriram Aditya. The first look teaser was released by Mahesh Babu via social media on Wednesday. Ashok Galla is the son of Guntur Member of Parliament (MP) Jayadev Galla who is married to Padmavathi Ghattamaneni, elder daughter of actor Krishna. The movie has been bankrolled by Padmavathi Galla under Amara Raja Media & Entertainment.
Sharing the teaser, Mahesh Babu wished the team good luck and tweeted, “Couldn't be happier to launch the title of your debut film @AshokGalla_!! This looks super interesting! The #HERO journey begins! Good luck to @SriramAdittya and team!”
The title teaser, which is over a minute long, shows Ashok in his character as a cowboy on a train with some action packed sequences. The young actor also appears in the getup of the Joker from Joker amidst romancing with Nidhi Agerwal. The movie also has Jagapathi Babu playing a vital role along with other senior artists such as Naresh, Satya and Archana Soundarya essaying supporting roles.
The movie, which began in 2019, has almost finished shooting and has entered the post production stage. The music has been composed by Ghibran while the cinematography was taken care of by Sameer Reddy and Richard Prasad.
Couldn't be happier to launch the title of your debut film @AshokGalla_!! This looks super interesting!
— Mahesh Babu (@urstrulyMahesh) June 23, 2021
The #HERO journey begins!
Good luck to @SriramAdittya and team! @AgerwalNidhi @amararajaenthttps://t.co/bblUZtAkTc
Several people from the film industry wished the actor on the title launch, including Rana Daggubati and Sudheer Babu.
KRISHNA'S GRANDSON, MAHESH BABU'S NEPHEW MAKES HIS ACTING DEBUT... #Hero is the title of #AshokGalla's debut film in #Telugu... #Ashok is the grandson of veteran actor #Krishna, son of politician #JayadevGalla and nephew of actor #MaheshBabu.
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 23, 2021
contd... pic.twitter.com/y8cGKmW7yx
Awesome one #HERO @AshokGalla_ !!! Can’t wait https://t.co/Qlz71bl4QP
— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) June 23, 2021
#Hero Teaser looks super solid. Good luck with this and beyond @AshokGalla_ All the best man @SriramAdittya #HeroTitleTeaser #ProductionNo1Hero @AgerwalNidhhi @JayGalla @amararajaenthttps://t.co/DFRyJOyxiL
— Sudheer Babu (@isudheerbabu) June 23, 2021
Meanwhile, Mahesh Babu’s Sarkaaru Vaari Paata, which was tentatively scheduled for January 2022 release, is yet to finish the shooting which has been delayed due to the COVID-19 situation. The movie has Mahanati fame Keerthy Suresh as the female lead.