Fans
have
been
eagerly
waiting
for
updates
regarding
Chiranjeevi's
next
tentatively
titled
#Chiru153,
which
is
the
official
Telugu
remake
of
the
Malayalam
film
Lucifer.
The
team
recently
commenced
the
pre-production
work
of
the
film
with
a
formal
pooja
ceremony,
which
took
place
on
July
22
in
Hyderabad.
Though
the
update
didn't
reveal
much
in
terms
of
the
film's
shooting,
reports
suggest
that
the
makers
are
completely
focusing
on
its
pre-production
process
right
now.
Given
that
the
forthcoming
film
is
the
remake
of
a
multi-starrer
featuring
Mohanlal,
Prithviraj
Sukumaran,
Vivek
Oberoi,
Manju
Warrier
and
Tovino
Thomas,
fans
are
eagerly
waiting
to
see
who
are
going
to
reprise
the
roles
played
by
the
aforementioned
actors.
Although
there
was
news
about
Allu
Arjun's
inclusion,
the
actor
had
quashed
the
rumours.
Lately,
there
were
speculations
about
the
makers
approaching
Salman
Khan
to
reprise
the
role
of
Prithviraj
in
the
Telugu
version,
however
looks
like
the
Bollywood
actor
has
now
rejected
the
massive
offer.
Reportedly,
the
superstar
showed
no
interest
to
play
a
cameo
in
the
upcoming
film
as
he
is
already
busy
with
his
other
Bollywood
projects.
Post
his
rejection,
makers
have
now
reportedly
approached
Chiyaan
Vikram
to
play
the
role.
Though
there
is
no
confirmation
about
his
inclusion
so
far,
the
project
will
mark
the
Tamil
superstar's
11th
film
in
Tollywood,
only
if
the
rumours
turn
out
to
be
true.
The
actor
was
previously
seen
in
the
2001
film
Youth
post
which
he
was
busy
with
his
Kollywood
projects.
#Chiru153
directed
by
Mohan
Raja
is
backed
by
NV
Prasad
and
Chiranjeevi's
Konidela
Productions.
The
film
was
earlier
taken
up
by
Saaho
director
Sujeeth
and
VV
Vinayak
respectively.
However,
the
duo
was
seen
walking
out
of
the
project
due
to
reasons
unknown.
Reportedly,
Nayanthara
will
be
playing
the
leading
lady
in
the
film.