Chiranjeevi,
the
megastar
is
all
set
to
essay
the
lead
role
in
the
official
remake
of
Lucifer,
the
2019-released
Malayalam
blockbuster.
The
project,
which
is
expected
to
start
rolling
by
the
second
half
of
2020,
will
mark
Chiranjeevi's
first
collaboration
with
Sujeeth,
the
young
filmmaker
who
rose
to
fame
with
Saaho.
In
a
recent
interview
given
to
a
popular
daily,
the
megastar
finally
opened
up
about
the
project
and
his
character.
Chiranjeevi,
who
is
all
excited
about
the
project,
stated
that
Lucifer
movie
and
its
central
character
perfectly
suit
his
personality
and
style.
The
senior
actor
also
remarked
that
the
Mohanlal
starrer
which
is
directed
by
Prithviraj
Sukumaran
is
totally
his
kind
of
film.
Chiranjeevi
is
appearing
as
the
central
character
Stephen
Nedumpally,
which
was
essayed
by
Mohanlal
in
the
original.
Reportedly,
Allu
Arjun,
the
popular
actor
has
been
roped
in
to
play
a
crucial
role
in
the
project.
If
the
reports
are
to
be
believed,
Allu
Arjun
is
reprising
the
character
Zayed
Masood,
which
was
played
by
Prithviraj
in
the
original.
In
that
case,
Lucifer
remake
with
mark
Allu
Arjun's
first
onscreen
collaboration
with
Chiranjeevi.
The
sources
close
to
the
project
suggest
that
the
remake
will
not
be
an
exact
copy
of
the
Malayalam
blockbuster,
but
director
Sujeeth
is
planning
to
make
some
changes
in
the
storyline
to
cater
to
the
Telugu
movie
audiences.
As
per
the
reports,
it
was
Ram
Charan,
the
producer
of
the
project
who
suggested
Saaho
director
Sujeeth
to
helm
the
Lucifer
remake.
Initially,
the
project
was
offered
to
director
Sukumaran,
but
he
turned
down
the
offer,
citing
the
creative
limitations
of
a
remake
as
the
reason.