The director suggested that the film will be produced by Telegu star and Akhil Akkineni's father, Nagarjuna.
Ram Gopal Varma announces 'intense, realistic action thriller' with Akhil Akkineni
Mumbai - 28 Mar 2018 15:00 IST
Shriram Iyengar
Ram Gopal Varma is on an announcing spree. The director took to Twitter to announce his latest project, an 'intense, realistic action thriller' with Akhil Akkineni. In a series of tweets put up late in the night (27 March), the director suggested that the film will be produced by Telegu star and Akhil Akkineni's father, Nagarjuna.
Just love the circle of life @iamnagarjuna produced my debut #Shiva and now after some 25 years I produced Nagarjuna’s #Officer and now in a full circle Nagarjuna is producing @AkhilAkkineni8 ‘s film with me as director
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
Despite his friendship with Nagarjuna, which traces back to his first film, Shiva (1990), the director did not lose out on the chance to praise his new 'star', while pointing out the faults of the veteran Telugu superstar.
Hey @iamnagarjuna I want to be honest,even if u will beat me with a cycle chain. I really think @AkhilAkkineni8 has a better voice, better style,better demeanour and many other few things better than what u had when u were doing #Shiva
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
Hey @iamnagarjuna ,inspite of all the positives I am hoping to take care of @AkhilAkkineni8 ‘s few deficiencies as a director and much more than that I am really hoping that u will take care of my directorial deficiencies as a producer the way u so took care of them in #Shiva
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
The director went on to add that the film he is making with Akhil Akkineni is a "highly intense and extremely realistic action film and not at all a young cute love story."
The @AkhilAkkineni8 film am making is a very highly intense and extremely realistic action film and not at all a young cute love story..it’s a very hard love story at its core but emotionally packaged with a very high degree of sensitive violence mixed with tremendous love
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 27, 2018
The young actor was last seen in Telugu film Hello (2017), directed by Vikram K Kumar.
