Appalaraju to direct from August 27

After the landslide success of SS Raja Mouli's Maryada Ramanna starring comedian Sunil Babu and Saloni Aswani, another windfall has come in Sunil's way. This time ace director Ram Gopal Verma (RGV) has invited Sunil to lead his funny movie Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju.

 The film being produced by Kiran Koneru's Shreya Productions is about a movie maniac trying to get to the top in film industry. The flick is set to be a Sankranthi release. Half luck and another half 'hard work' is at the root of the flick. The shooting of the film will commence on August 27.

The comedian hero who is already in cloud-Nine after the Maryada Ramanna glory is excited about the invitation from RGV. Sunil has established his mettle and earned rave reviews for his recent hit. Sunil's first film as a hero was Andala Ramudu (2006) opposite Aarti Agarwal. It was an average film. However, Sunil has won several awards besides his fans' applause for his humorous characterisation.

Ram Gopal Varma started his career by directing the Telugu movie Shiva starring superstar Nagarjuna, which was a box-office hit. Now, Varma is back to Telugu movies after years.