Of
late,
several
rumours
regarding
Pooja
Hegde's
inclusion
in
Chiranjeevi's
highly
ambitious
project
Acharya
has
been
doing
the
rounds
on
social
media.
Though
the
makers
of
the
film
or
the
actress
herself
have
not
clarified
about
the
buzz
as
yet,
the
beautiful
diva's
remuneration
for
the
action-entertainer
has
now
become
the
talk
of
the
town.
According
to
rumour
mills,
the
actress
is
charging
Rs
1
crore
for
the
massive
project.
Reportedly,
Pooja
had
charged
Rs
2
crore
for
Ala
Vaikunthapuramuloo
and
Rs
1
crore
for
Prabhas'
Radhe
Shyam.
Though
there
is
no
confirmation
regarding
her
remuneration
for
Acharya,
many
are
puzzled
with
the
buzz
and
are
now
wondering
about
her
screen
timing
in
the
film.
Notably,
the
actress
will
star
opposite
Ram
Charan
in
the
film.
She
will
be
playing
a
village
belle
in
Acharya.
As
per
reports,
she
will
join
the
team
in
the
days
to
come,
and
will
be
a
part
of
the
film's
20
days
shoot
schedule.
Directed
by
Koratala
Siva,
the
film
will
mark
Chiranjeevi's
third
collaboration
with
Ram
Charan
after
Magadheera
(2009)
and
Bruce
Lee-
The
Fighter
(2015).
Backed
jointly
by
Chiranjeevi's
Konidela
Productions
and
Matinee
Entertainments,
Acharya
will
feature
South
diva
Kajal
Aggarwal
and
Bollywood
actor
Sonu
Sood,
the
film
has
music
composed
by
Mani
Sharma.
On
a
related
note,
Acharya's
teaser
featuring
Chiranjeevi
was
released
on
January
29,
2021.
Along
with
the
teaser,
the
team
also
revealed
the
release
date
of
the
film
which
is
May
13,
2021.
The
film
was
initially
planned
to
be
released
on
August
14,
2020,
however,
the
makers
had
to
postpone
the
date
owing
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
the
subsequent
lockdown.