Sharwanand and Samantha gave their nod to play the lead roles in the remake of Tamil blockbuster 96. The film will have its official launch this Saturday on the eve of Ugadi and the regular shoot commences this month. Prem Kumar will direct the film and the makers made enough changes for the script to suit Telugu audience. Titled Jaanu, the film will be wrapped up in quick schedules and will release during August this year.

Dil Raju is the producer and Govind Vasantha is composing the tunes and background score for this romantic drama. There are speculations that Dil Raju is not happy with the final draft but the real news is that Dil Raju gave his nod after hearing the bound script recently.