Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, after several box office duds, finally tasted success with 118. The film was bankrolled by PRO Mahesh Koneru under his banner East Coast Productions and directed by KV Guhan. Sharing the screen space with Kalyan Ram in this flick as his heroines were Nivetha Thomas and Shalini Pandey. Kalyan Ram played an investigative journalist in the film and had done some daredevilry stunts.
Also, he sported a new look for the role, which was instrumental in the film’s success at the box office.118 was undoubtedly a commercial success as the film collected Rs 10.02 crore share at the box office worldwide after a successful run of 17 days at the theatres.
Wanting to keep up with the success spree, Kalyan Ram is choosing his next project with great care. There were reports that he would work with Virinchi Varma for this next but it now looks like Satish Vegesna will be helming the actor’s upcoming film. According to sources in the know, Satish Vegesna came up with an impressive story for the actor and upon getting the go ahead, he is developing the script. No further details about the project have been revealed yet.
Meanwhile, Kalyan Ram’s Tuglaq, which is directed by Venu Mallidi, is gearing up for release. Touted to be a socio fantasy entertainer, this film will have the actor in dual roles. Rakul Preet Singh and Catherine Tresa have been roped in to play the female leads in this flick. According to trade sources, plans are on to release the film for Dusshera this year. Tuglaq is being bankrolled by Kalyan Ram’s home banner NTR Arts on a budget of Rs 20 crore.
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