The Telugu fantasy drama Bimbisara starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram is running successfully at the box office and is winning the hearts of the audiences. Nandamuri Kalyanram was not the director’s first choice for the titular role in ‘Bimbisara’. Reportedly, Mallidi Vassishta’s first choice for the fierce role was none other than Nithiin. However, he rejected the offer due to his busy schedule. The sources revealed that 4 Telugu heroes- Nithiin, Raj Tharun, Allari Naresh and Ram Pothineni had rejected Bimbisara and later the project fell in the lap of Kalyan Ram.
After Nithiin rejection, Mallidi Vassishta approached Ram Pothineni, who is best known for playing the lead roles in Red, iSmart Shankar, Nenu Sailaja, Kandireega, Ready and Devadasu. However, he turned down the role to play the role of a king claiming that it doesn’t suit him. Later the director contacted Allu Sirish. The actor did not agree to do that character as he didn’t find the script appealing. It is known that Allu Sirish is still struggling in the film industry.
Mallidi Vassishta also approached the young actor Raj Tharun to play the King Bimbisara. He rejected the offer even though he wanted to work with Vassishta because the role didn’t impress him at all. But when Mallidi Vassishta narrated the script to Kalyan Ram, the Nandamuri hero gave his nod.