Ever since Boyapati Srinu’ directorial venture Vinaya Vidheya Rama starring Mega Power Star Ram Charan and Kiara Advani, turned out to be a box office dud, there have been various reports of director Boyapati Srinivas being in trouble. Finally, the director has locked the lead actor for his next upcoming film and he is none other than Nandamuri Balakrishna. Now according to the latest update, Boyapati Srinu is planning to rope Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt to play the role of the evil villain (sinner) in Balakrishna starrer.
Sanjay Dutt is currently working with Yash for upcoming much-awaited drama KGF Chapter 2, which is being helmed by Prashanth Neel. The sources close to Boyapti Srinu revealed that the makers are willing to bring Sanjay Dutt on the board and if he gives his nod, he will be seen playing an antagonist in this upcoming action entertainer in which Balakrishna is going to play the lead role.
Balakrishna will make his screen presence in never seen look in this film. It is heard that Boyapati has already locked the look of Balakrishna. According to the latest buzz, Kannada actress Rachita Ram is in talks to play the love interest of Balakrishna in this film. The regular shoot will be commenced from the month of December and the film will be produced by Miryala Ravinder Reddy.
The duo- Balakrishna and Boyapati Srinu has worked together in Simha and Legend earlier and both the films turned out to be big hits in their career. It looks like they are set for a hat trick now.
On the work front, currently, Sanjay Dutt has multiple projects in his kitty, such as Torbaaz, Panipat, Sadak 2 and Bhuj: The Pride of India, which are in different production stages. Now we have to wait and see whether Sanjay Dutt gives his nod to Boyapati Srinu for his upcoming directorial venture starring Balakrishna.