It
is
finally
confirmed!
Chiranjeevi's
Lucifer
remake
will
now
be
directed
by
VV
Vinayak
and
not
Saaho
director
Sujeeth.
Though
there
were
speculations
about
the
same
in
recent
time,
the
Megastar
confirmed
the
news
during
a
media
interaction.
Reportedly,
Chiru
said
that
Sujeeth
had
requested
to
excuse
himself
from
the
project.
As
per
reports,
the
director
cited
his
marriage
proceedings
as
the
reason
for
backing
off,
and
also
added
that
he
was
not
able
to
concentrate
on
the
script
and
pre-production
work
at
this
point.
Later,
Chiranjeevi
is
said
to
have
approached
director
VV
Vinayak
to
take
control
of
the
project
as
its
new
director,
to
which
the
latter
gave
his
nod.
Lucifer's
remake
will
mark
the
third
collaboration
of
the
actor-director
after
Tagore
(2003)
and
Khaidi
No.
150
(2017).
The
highly
anticipated
project
is
bankrolled
by
Chiru-Ram
Charan's
Konidela
Production
Company.
For
the
uninitiated,
Lucifer
is
the
official
Telugu
remake
of
Malayalam
blockbuster
film
Lucifer
that
starred
Mohanlal,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Manju
Warrier,
Tovino
Thomas
and
Vivek
Oberoi
in
lead
roles.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
Chiranjeevi
wanted
a
few
changes
in
the
original
script
of
the
Malayalam
film
so
as
to
appeal
to
the
Telugu
audience.
The
original
version
was
deprived
of
songs
and
a
lead
heroine,
which
will
be
included
in
the
Telugu
version,
to
an
extent
that
it
doesn't
hamper
the
actual
theme
of
the
film.
Secondly,
the
political
orientation
of
Lucifer.
In
the
Malayalam
version,
there
are
many
satirical
lines
on
the
government,
which
has
been
asked
to
tone
down
by
Chiranjeevi.
Lucifer
being
a
multi-starrer
movie,
the
makers
of
the
Telugu
version
will
require
to
rope
in
a
few
biggies
of
the
industry.
On
a
related
note,
Chiranjeevi
will
resume
the
shoot
of
Koratala
Siva's
Acharya
in
October
2020.
The
film
will
also
feature
Ram
Charan,
Kajal
Aggarwal
and
Soon
Sood
in
key
roles.