It
is
well
known
that
Stylish
Star
Allu
Arjun
is
playing
the
role
of
Gona
Ganna
Reddy
in
director
Gunasekhar's
upcoming
Telugu
period
drama
Rudhramadevi
starring
Anushka
Shetty
in
the
title
role.
He
is
sporting
a
royal
moustache
in
the
film.
The
actor
was
recently
spotted
with
long
moustache
and
beard,
when
he
appeared
before
camera
to
thank
his
fans
for
huge
amount
of
likes
on
Facebook
page.
Director
Gunasekhar
had
first
approached
Tollywood
Superstar
Mahesh
Babu
for
the
role
of
Gona
Ganna
Reddy
in
Rudhramadevi.
The
actor
had
initially
agreed
to
make
a
special
appearance,
but
later
walked
out
of
the
film
quoting
dates
issue.
Then,
the
director
tried
to
rope
in
Junior
NTR
for
it,
but
could
not
succeed.
Finally,
it
was
Allu
Arjun,
who
came
forward
to
reprise
the
role
in
the
film.
Rudhramadevi
is
touted
to
be
the
first
Indian
3D
historic
film,
which
is
simultaneously
produced
in
Telugu
and
Tamil
languages.
Anushka
Shetty
and
Rana
Daggubati
are
playing
the
lead
roles,
while
Prakash
Raj
and
Krishnam
Raju
appear
in
supporting
roles
in
the
film.
Directed
and
produced
by
Gunasekhar,
Rudhramadevi
will
feature
Ilaiyaraaja's
soundtrack
and
background
score,
Thotta
Tharani's
art
direction
and
Neeta
Lulla-designed
costumes.
The
movie
is
expected
to
hit
the
screens
across
the
world
in
October
2014.