Hyderabad:
Recently,
it
was
reported
that
Akkineni
Nagarjuna
would
play
a
pivotal
role
in
the
Telugu
movie
Sri
Jagadguru
Adi
Shankara.
But
it
was
not
revealed
what
role
he
would
reprise
in
this
devotional
film.
Now,
the
producers
of
this
mega-budget
flick
have
unleashed
the
details
and
first
look
of
the
King's
role
in
it.
Actor
Nagarjuna
is
playing
the
crucial
role
of
Chandaludu
in
Sri
Jagadguru
Adi
Shankara,
while
debutante
actor
Kaushik
appears
in
the
title
role.
Aadi
Sankara
meeting
Chandaludu
in
Kaasi
is
one
of
the
major
incidents
in
the
life
of
Aadi
Sankara.
Critically
acclaimed
director
K
Raghavendra
Rao
has
guest-directed
this
portion,
while
S
Gopal
Reddy
handles
the
camera
work.
Nagarjuna
and
Kaushik
had
taken
part
in
the
filming
of
this
portion.
However,
Sri
Jagadguru
Adi
Shankara
is
based
on
the
life
of
iconic
9th
century
saint
from
Kerala,
Adi
Sankaracharya,
who
consolidated
the
doctrine
of
advaita
vedanta.
Renowned
script
writer
JK
Bharavi,
who
has
earlier
written
story
for
hit
devotional
movies
like
Annamayya
and
Sri
Manjunatha,
is
now
directing
this
film,
which
also
features
Mohan
Babu
in
an
important
role.
Megastar
Chiranjeevi
has
also
given
his
voice-over
for
the
introductory
portion
of
the
movie.
We
bring
you
the
first
look
of
Nagarjuna
in
Sri
Jagadguru
Adi
Shankara.
See
them
in
the
slide
show.
Nagarjuna's
First
Look
In
SJAS
Akkineni
Nagarjuna
has
earlier
starred
in
several
devotional
movies
like
Annamayya,
Sri
Ramadasu
and
Shirdi
Sai.
And
proved
successful
in
his
attempt
to
impress
the
film
goers.
Nagarjuna's
First
Look
In
SJAS
Nagarjuna
recently
played
Sai
Baba
in
the
movie
Shirdi
Sai,
which
was
directed
by
K
Raghavendra
Rao.
He
has
won
lot
of
accolades
for
his
performance.
Nagarjuna's
First
Look
In
SJAS
Now,
Nagarjuna
is
playing
another
such
role
of
Chandaludu
in
Sri
Jagadguru
Aadi
Sankara.
His
first
look
shows
that
the
King
is
once
again
going
to
rock
the
viewers.
Nagarjuna's
First
Look
In
SJAS
The
shooting
of
Sri
Jagadguru
Adi
Shankara
is
currently
going
on
in
Hyderabad.
The
producers
want
to
wrap
up
the
shooting
as
early
as
possible
and
release
it
in
theatre.
Nagarjuna's
First
Look
In
SJAS
Music
director
Nag
Srivatsav
is
scoring
music
for
the
movie
Sri
Jagadguru
Adi
Shankara.
The
makers
of
the
film
are
planning
to
launch
the
audio
of
the
film
on
Shivaratri.