Officer Effect? Akhil Akkineni Rubbishes Reports Of Him Collaborating With Ram Gopal Varma
Reacting to reports of him teaming up with noted film-maker Ram Gopal Varma, Akhil said that he has no clue about how the rumours started and indicated that such a film is not on the cards.
A
few
months
ago,
maverick
film-maker
Ram
Gopal
Varma
had
announced
that
he
would
be
directing
young
actor
Akhil
Akkineni
in
a
film
made
under
Nagarjuna's
banner.
And,
as
expected,
this
created
a
buzz
amongst
the
movie
buffs.
Now,
it
seems
that
the
Antham
director's
plans
have
gone
for
a
toss.
As
it
so
happens,
while
talking
about
his
upcoming
projects,
Akhil
recently
told
IANS
that
he
is
clueless
about
how
the
rumours
started
and
indicated
that
he
has
no
plans
of
working
with
RGV
in
the
near
future.
"I'm
not
sure
who
is
confirming
any
such
news
(of
Akhil
doing
Varma's
film)
or
why.
I'm
off
to
London
to
shoot
my
next
film.
That's
the
only
thing
on
my
mind
right
now," he
added.
RGV's
latest
directorial
venture
Officer,
which
hit
the
screens
on
June
1,
2018,
bombed
at
the
BO
and
got
unflattering
reviews
from
all
quarters.
The
film
featured
Nagarjuna
in
the
role
of
a
cop
and
received
flak
as
it
failed
to
do
justice
to
King's
abilities
as
an
actor.
The
buzz
is
that
the
underwhelming
response
to
Officer
has
forced
Akhil
to
refrain
from
working
with
Varma.
In
case
you
did
not
know,
Akhil
made
his
big
screen
debut
with
2015
release
Akhil:
The
Power
of
Jua
and
began
a
new
chapter
in
life.
Sadly,
the
film
bombed
at
the
BO
and
failed
to
impress
the
movie
buffs.
Last
year,
Akhil
bounced
back
with
Hello
and
gave
the
Akkineni
family
a
reason
to
rejoice.
The
film
also
featured
Priyadarshan's
daughter
Kalyani
in
the
lead
and
was
praised
for
its
action
sequences.
At
present,
he
has
a
film
with
Venky
Atluri
in
his
kitty.
Earlier
this
year,
the
film-maker
tasted
success
with
Tholi
Prema
and
became
hot
property.
As
such,
working
with
him
could
benefit
Akhil
in
a
big
way.