The
charming
Vijay
Deverakonda
is
beyond
any
doubt,
one
of
the
most
popular
young
stars
in
Telugu
cinema
today.
Now,
here
is
some
big
news
for
his
diehard
fans.
According
to
a
leading
website,
the
'Rowdy'
is
all
set
to
play
Sobhan
Babu
in
the
eagerly
awaited
Thalaivi,
revolving
around
former
Tamil
Nadu
Chief
Minister
J
Jayalalithaa's
life.
He
will
most
probably
be
appearing
in
the
scenes
highlighting
'Amma's
contribution
to
the
film
industry.
Jayalalithaa
and
Sobhan
Babu
were
close
friends
and
had
tremendous
respect
for
each
other.
As
such,
the
Geetha
Govindam
hero
is
likely
to
have
a
meaty
role
in
the
much-hyped
biopic.
In
case,
you
did
not
know,
Thalaivi
features
Bollywood
actress
Kangana
Ranaut
in
the
titular
role
and
is
being
shot
against
an
impressive
budget.
The
film,
directed
by
Abhibnetri
2
fame
AL
Vijay,
is
being
filmed
simultaneously
in
Tamil
and
Hindi,
making
it
a
prestigious
movie
for
all
concerned.
Arvind
Swamy
(as
MG
Ramachandran)
and
Prakash
Raj
(as
M
Karunanidhi)
too
are
a
part
of
the
cast.
A
few
days
ago,
it
was
reported
that
Balakrishna
is
being
considered
to
play
the
legendary
Sr
NTR
in
the
magnum
opus
and
this
piqued
the
curiosity.
The
grapevine
also
suggests
that
Jr
NTR
was
also
offered
the
role
but
he
said
'no'.
Coming
back
to
Vijay
Deverakonda,
he
was
last
seen
in
Dear
Comrade,
which
turned
out
to
be
a
dud.
He
is
awaiting
the
release
of
World
Famous
Lover,
featuring
him
in
a
new
avatar.
In
it,
he
is
paired
opposite
four
lovely
ladies
(Raashi
Khanna,
Aishwarya
Rajesh,
Catherine
Tresa
and
Izabelle
Leite),
which
has
grabbed
plenty
of
attention.
He
is
also
working
on
a
film
with
mass
director
Puri
Jagannadh,
being
referred
to
as
'Fighter'.
The
inside
talk
is
that
the
Paisa
Vasool
director
might
make
it
a
Telugu-Hindi
bilingual,
launching
the
NOTA
star
in
Bollywood.