With Chiranjeevi’s recent release Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy touching the 200 crore mark at the box office, (the film was made at nearly 200 crore rupees) the actor took everyone by surprise and announced a new film. “While his fans witnessed their matinee idol in a royal and majestic avatar in Sye Raa, they’ll be now experiencing the star’s out-and-out mass heroism in this new film, directed by Koratala Siva,” according to an official statement.
The film was launched recently with a simple ceremony and is scheduled to go on floors shortly. The film will have editing by Sreekar Prasad. Thiru is handling cinematography and Suresh Selvarajavan will be the production designer. Both Thiru and Suresh had earlier collaborated in actor Rajinikanth’s Petta.
Tentatively titled Chiru 152, the film is produced by Konidela Production Company in association with Matinee Entertainments. Koratala Siva is a commercial filmmaker (Bharat Ane Nenu) and this film marks the Megastar’s first-ever collaboration him.