Nagaraj Goud

While promoting ‘Lover’ recently, leading producer Dil Raju spilled the beans on his nephew, Ashish Reddy, son of Sirish, being launched by him as an actor. Although he didn’t mention who’d helm it except for giving away the title ‘Paluke Bangaramayenaa’, we at telugu360.com have reliably learnt that it will be directed by first timer Satish who was an associate of Venu Sreeram (‘MCA’ fame) for long. “Satish has bounced the script to Raju a couple of years ago and though the Tollywood heavy hitter liked it in the first go itself, he suggested changes. The tweaking has been going on and on and it was locked only recently, though little more polishing is being done at present. Since it’s the first time that an actor is being introduced from his family, Raju is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the script ticks all the right boxes as far as a signature Sri Venkateswara Creations family entertainer is concerned,” confirmed a source close to the production house.

The source further added that Ashish took training in acting and is also working with Venkat (stunts choreographer) and Shekar (dance choreographer) on a regular basis. “The film will roll during October. A newbie or an actress with relatively less experience is likely to pair up with Ashish,” the source said.