Tollywood
filmmaker
Gunasekhar
had
made
it
to
the
headlines
when
he
released
the
first
look
of
his
film
Rudrama
Devi
as
a
birthday
gift
to
Anushka
Shetty
on
November
7,
2012.
Since
the
shooting
of
his
period
movie
was
not
started
at
the
moment,
people
in
Tollywood
had
condemned
his
act
of
morphing
the
photos
of
film
Arundhati.
A
year
after
the
incident,
the
director
has
finally
come
up
with
the
original
first
look
of
this
much-hyped
movie.
Click
here
to
see
Rudrama
Devi
photos
Actress
Anushka
Shetty
is
playing
the
role
of
a
reigning
queen
in
Telugu
period
drama
Rudrama
Devi.
Gunasekhar
has
unveiled
her
first
look
as
her
birthday
gift
on
Thursday,
when
she
turns
32.
His
spokesperson
says,
"We
have
decided
to
unveil
the
first
look
of
the
film
on
the
occasion
of
Anushka's
birthday.
It
has
been
ready
for
a
long
time,
but
we
thought
there
couldn't
have
been
a
better
occasion
than
this
one.
It
will
be
a
treat
for
Anushka's
fans."
Produced
and
directed
by
Gunasekhar,
Rudrama
Devi
features
an
ensemble
cast
of
Rana
Daggubati,
Suman,
Prakash
Raj,
Baba
Sehegal,
Aditi
Chengappa,
Nithya
Menen,
Aditya
Menon
and
Catherine
Tresa
in
important
roles.
For
the
movie,
Anushka
had
shed
close
to
15
kg,
and
she
also
underwent
special
training
in
sword
fighting,
archery
and
horse
riding.
The
spokesperson
added,
"She
has
worked
extremely
hard
and
has
pulled
off
some
amazing
action
sequences.
I'm
sure
this
will
be
a
landmark
film
in
her
career."