Last
year,
the
sensational
Vijay
Deverakonda
became
the
talk
of
the
town
for
all
the
right
reasons
when
Geetha
Govindam
opened
to
a
terrific
response
at
the
box
office
and
became
a
big
hit.
Sadly,
his
next
release
NOTA,
featuring
him
in
an
intense
avatar,
failed
to
live
up
to
expectations
and
bombed
big
time.
Luckily
for
the
'Rowdy',
his
next
release
Taxiwala
fared
better
than
expected
and
helped
him
end
the
year
on
a
good
note.
Now,
Vijay
Deverakonda
is
in
the
limelight
for
a
surprising
reason.
During
a
recent
interview,
actress
Shalu
Shamu
said
that
a
director
once
asked
her
to
'sleep
with
him'
if
she
wanted
to
do
a
film
opposite
the
Arjun
Reddy
star.
She,
however,
refused
to
reveal
the
director's
name
and
added
that
he
would
'ruin'
her
career.
As
expected,
her
comments
created
a
great
deal
of
buzz
amongst
fans
with
some
of
them
speaking
out
in
support
of
the
actress.
Meanwhile,
Vijay
Deverakonda
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
Dear
Comrade
which
is
slated
to
release
later
this
year.
The
film,
helmed
by
Bharath
Kamma,
features
the
heartthrob
in
a
new
avatar
and
marks
his
second
collaboration
with
Geetha
Govindam
co-star
Rashmika
Mandanna.
He
will
also
be
seen
in
an
anthology
film
featuring
Aishwarya
Rajesh
and
Raashi
Khanna
as
the
leading
ladies.