There
have
been
several
media
reports
suggesting
that
Chiranjeevi
will
be
prepping
up
for
the
Telugu
remake
of
Lucifer,
soon
after
completing
Acharya.
The
actor
himself
had
announced
the
film
with
Saaho
director
Sujeeth.
It
was
reported
that
the
director
is
currently
busy
tweaking
the
original
script
to
appease
the
Telugu
audience.
Well
now,
we
hear
that
Chiru
has
kept
the
project
on
hold
for
reasons
best
known
to
him.
It
is
said
that
the
Megastar
has
decided
to
take
up
the
remake
of
Thala
Ajith's
Tamil
movie
Vedalam
before
Lucifer.
If
rumours
are
to
be
believed,
Billa
(Telugu)
director
Meher
Ramesh
will
helm
the
project,
which
will
be
bankrolled
jointly
by
Anil
Sunkara
and
Ram
Charan
under
their
banners
14
Reels
Plus
and
Konidela
Production
Company.
The
highly-anticipated
film
will
be
likely
announced
on
Chiranjeevi's
birthday
which
falls
on
August
22.
However,
there
is
no
official
confirmation
and
hence
we
will
have
to
wait
for
the
actor's
65th
birthday
to
know
the
reality
behind
the
ongoing
rumour.
For
the
unversed,
Ajith's
Vedalam
released
in
2015
was
a
commercial
success
at
the
box-office.
Written
and
directed
by
Siva,
the
movie
features
an
ensemble
cast
including
Lakshmi
Menon,
Shruti
Haasan,
Soori,
Rahul
Dev
and
Kabir
Duhan
Singh.
On
the
other
hand,
Lucifer
directed
by
Prithviraj
Sukumar
is
a
political
thriller
that
stars
Mohanlal
in
the
lead
role.
Bankrolled
by
Antony
Perumbavoor
under
Aashirvad
Cinemas,
the
film
also
includes
Manju
Warrier,
Tovino
Thomas,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Vivek
Oberoi
and
other
in
pivotal
roles.
Meanwhile,
Chiranjeevi
is
gearing
up
to
start
shooting
the
remaining
portion
of
Acharya.
Helmed
by
Koratala
Siva,
the
movie
is
slated
to
be
released
on
January
8,
2021.
The
movie
which
marks
the
152nd
venture
of
the
Megastar
will
have
him
romancing
south
diva
Kajal
Aggarwal.