It is already official that two films are going to materialize next year on the life of NTR Sr. While genius Ram Gopal Varma is making ‘Lakshmi’s NTR’, taking only the part of the legend’s life after the entry of his second wife, his disciple and a leading director, Teja is set to direct the biopic of NTR which showcases his entire life. Both these films are expected to go on floors in the first quarter of 2018. Before embarking on their respective films on NTR, the two maverick filmmakers will work each with a senior hero.
Teja is all set to take his new film starring Venkatesh onto floors. He will wrap up the film in the first quarter of 2018 and immediately start working on NTR biopic, which will be produced by and star Balakrishna Nandamuri. The script work has already been completed for this project.
Varma on the other hand will direct Nagarjuna Akkineni in an action film. Nag, who has become very choosy lately, giving his nod to RGV, who hasn’t delivered a credible film in ages, has surprised many. Nag however seems to have confidence in the filmmaker who gave him, and also to the Telugu film industry, a path breaking film named “Shiva”, of course almost three decades ago. After finishing this film, Varma will get back to ‘Lakshmi’s NTR’.
So, in a way, both the films on NTR will go on floors almost simultaneously, in the first quarter of 2018, and both the directors will be just completing a film each with a senior hero before that. Coincidence or its Varma’s strategy? Knowing Varma, one can not rule out the possibility of pitting ‘Lakshmi’s NTR’ against NTR biopic starring Balayya.