Sixteen years ago, Mahesh Babu had shot the iconic scene in Okkadu at the Kurnool Kondareddy Buruju. The film, directed by Gunasekar, is one of the biggest hits in the star’s career till date.
Therefore, the star’s fans are excited to hear the news that he will be seen in a fight sequence at the Kurnool Kondareddy Buruju for Sarileru Neekevvaru. But this time around, the makers of the film have decided to erect sets at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad to shoot the scene for Sarileru Neekevvaru.
Confirming this, the film’s director Anil Raviupudi wrote on his social media page, “16 years ago, this location became iconic on the silver screen. Now we are back to the same location. This time we aim to make it bigger… Our production designer A.S prakash garu recreated the location spectacularly. The man who brought Kurnool Kondareddy Buruju to Ramoji FilmCity.”
The official handle of the production house wrote, “KONDAREDDY BURUGU CENTRE created history in Superstar @urstrulyMahesh's career... Now again we are thrilled to have an opportunity to explore it more in #SarileruNeekevvaru. Shot some POWER-PACKED scenes here!!!!! @AnilRavipudi Wait for Sankranthi 2020.”
With some intense stunt sequences shot in the location, it will be the USP of the film, we hear.
Sarileru Neekevvaru has Rashmika Mandanna playing the female lead in the film. The film also has the veteran actor Vijayashanthi in a pivotal role with Rajendra Prasad, Rao Ramesh, Rohini, Adhi Pinisetty and producer Bandla Ganesh in the star cast. Sarileru Neekevvaru is being bankrolled jointly by Anil Sunkara, Dil Raju and Mahesh Babu under the banner of AK Entertainments, Sri Venkateswara Creations and GMB Entertainment. Devi Sri Prasad will be composing music for this venture. It is scheduled to hit the marquee for Sankaranthi next year.
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