Irumudi: Ravi Teja not the first choice

Mass Raja Ravi Teja's Irumudi directed by Shiva Nirvana, which was released last week, is going great guns at the box office.

The film is turning out to be the biggest grosser in Ravi Teja's career. Now reports are coming that Ravi Teja is not the first choice for Irumudi.

Inside talk is Shiva Nirvana approached Naga Chaitanya and narrated him the script after his Khushi with Vijay Devarakonda. Naga Chaitanya loved the story a lot but as he was busy with other projects he didnot show interest in the project.

Later,Shiva Nirvana approached Ravi Teja and the rest is history. Irumudi starred Priya Bhavani Shankar as the female lead while Baby Nakshatra played an important role. Sai Kumar and Ajay Ghosh played key roles in the film for which Anirudh Ravichander tuned the music.

---- Pramod Nandivada