The biopic of legendary actor and late CM NT Rama Rao has been the talk of the town ever since its inception. According to the latest update, gorgeous diva Kajal Aggarwal has been approached to play the role of late actress and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha in this upcoming biopic which is titled as ‘NTR’. Jayalalitha and NTR together worked for 12 movies. Their some popular movies are Chikkadu Dorakadu, Alibaba 40 Dongalu and Gandikota Rahasyam etc.
Nandamuri Balakrishna will essay the role of his father and later Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh NT Rama Rao in this biopic, which will be helmed by Teja.
It is also heard that Deepika Padukone will essay the role of Sridevi. NTR and Sridevi’s combination was a big hit and they had many popular songs. They had worked together as an onscreen pair in blockbusters like Vetagadu, Kondaveeti Simham and Bobbili Puli. She also played the role of NT Rama Rao’s granddaughter as a child artiste in Badipantulu.
Earlier, the makers of NTR’s biopic had approached Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal to play Nadendla Bhaskara Rao and Vidya Balan to play a major role in the film.
The movie was recently launched in Hyderabad with Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu giving the first clap for the opening shot of the film. It will be made in Telugu and Hindi. The film will be jointly bankrolled by Balakrishna, Sai Korrapati and Vishnu Vardhan Induri whereas MM Keeravani will score the music.