Naga
Chaitanya's
next
with
Karthikeya
2
director
Chandoo
Mondeti
is
referred
to
as
NC
23.
Bankrolled
by
Geetha
Arts
banners
and
helmed
by
Allu
Aravind,
the
movie
is
said
to
be
a
coastal
region's
drama
that
involves
action
and
romance.
The
makers
of
the
film
announced
Sai
Pallavi
as
the
leading
lady
through
a
video
to
welcome
her
on
board.
Rumoured
to
be
titled
'Thandelu,'
NC
23
is
set
up
against
the
backdrop
of
a
fisherman
community
and
charts
the
plight
of
one
unfortunate
fisherman
who
was
captured
by
Pakistanis
for
entering
their
waters.
The
movie
marks
the
second
collaboration
of
Sai
Pallavi
and
Naga
Chaitanya.
Confirming
her
involvement
in
the
project,
Sai
Pallavi
took
to
her
Twitter
handle
to
post
two
pictures
with
the
team
of
NC
23.
She
wrote,
"So
happy
to
be
part
of
this
loving
team❤️Thank
you
for
the
warm
welcome
@GeethaArts
#BunnyVas
@chandoomondeti
@chay_akkineni
Garu,
I'm
glad
that
we're
doing
another
special
film
together☺️
Naa
priyamaina
telugu
prekshakulu,
I
missed
you
all
so
much!!
Ippudu
#NC23
dwara
mimmalni
kalusthanu
ani
chaala
santhosham
ga
unnanu
🥹❤️,
(sic)."
The
31-year-old
had
earlier
worked
for
a
successful
film
titled
'Love
Story'
which
was
written
and
directed
by
Sekhar
Kammula,
starring
Naga
Chaitanya
in
the
lead
role.
The
movie
was
released
in
2021.
Sai
Pallavi's
Charges
A
Whopping
Remuneration
For
collaborating
for
the
second
time
with
Naga
Chaitanya
for
a
romantic-action
drama,
the
Gargi
actress
is
said
to
have
quoted
Rs
5
Crore
as
salary.
The
producers,
Geetha
Arts,
are
ready
to
shell
out
big
bucks
to
bring
this
talented
artist
on
board
and
are
ecstatic
about
going
on
sets
shortly.
It
is
interesting
to
note
that
Naga
Chaitanya
is
only
taking
home
Rs
7
Crore
as
remuneration.
On
the
other
hand,
Sai
Pallavi
hit
the
headlines
a
day
before
for
her
alleged
garland
picture
which
whipped
up
vigorous
wedding
rumours
with
Rajkumar
Periasamy.
Since
the
Premam
actress
stayed
away
from
any
professional
commitments
for
a
while,
the
rumours
along
with
the
pictures
spread
like
wildfire.
However,
it
was
later
clarified
that
it
was
taken
during
the
official
puja
ceremony
of
her
upcoming
film
with
actor-producer
Sivakarthikeyan,
referred
to
as
SK
21.