Sarkaru Vaari Paata News: If it is true, then this is an interesting casting, with actor Vidya Balan, who was seen as mathematics wizard Shakuntala Devi in the eponymous biopic, being approached for a key role in Mahesh Babu’s upcoming Telugu film Sarkaru Vaari Paata. As per a News Minute report, Vidya has been approached with the role of Mahesh’s sister in the movie.
The project according to reports is likely to go on to the floors in the US post Dussehra, the makers are busy to zero in the rest of the cast and crew. The only confirmation we have right now is that Keerthy Suresh plays the leading lady. Recently, it was rumoured that Anil Kapoor has been approached with the offer to play the antagonist.
Sarkaru Vaari Paata Will Vidya Balan Play Sibling to Mahesh Babu?
There has been so much talk around the movie in making including the filmmakers engaging initially with Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep for the same role. However, he couldn’t set aside dates due to his current acting assignments.
Apparently, a month-long schedule is planned in Washington DC and the makers have already begun the visa formalities. The team will travel post Dussehra, provided the current situation doesn’t get worse. Keerthy Suresh has been roped in as the leading lady. She will be sharing the screen space with Mahesh for the first time.
Mahesh’s last on screen appearance was in Sarileru Neekevvaru, which was a box-office blockbuster. The film, directed by Anil Ravipudi, raked in over Rs 200 crore at the box-office. In the film, Mahesh Babu played a soldier who comes to a small town and saves a family from the clutches of a rowdy politician.
Mahesh returned to a set since the lockdown last week to shoot for an advertisement in Hyderabad. In a picture from the set that has surfaced online, he’s seen sporting slightly longer hair which could be for his upcoming project.
Vidya Balan is one of the most sought-after actresses in Bollywood. She made her Tollywood debut in NTR, opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna in 2019. She essayed the role of Basavatarakam, the w/o late legendary actor Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao in the film