Mega Prince Varun Tej is on a high scoring hits like Tholi Prema, F2 and Gaddalakonda Ganesh. He is now turning boxer for his upcoming sports based entertainer under the direction of Kiran Korrapati, former assistant of Sreenu Vaitla.
It is known that Varun Tej underwent intense training under Olympic Gold Medalist Tony Jeffries in Los Angeles, USA to get the physique and look of a boxer. He later also trained under Neeraj Goyat, the first Indian boxer to have made it to WBC world rankings.
Now inside talk is Mega Prince is increasing the tensions of the filmmakers. During the lockdown he stopped working and also the strict diet. A source says he wants to resume training only weeks before the resumption of shooting after the lockdown which may happen only after August.
The makers are worried as all his hardwork and intense training is going wasted. Varun Tej went completely out of shape as he put on lot of weight. The makers shot few important scenes in the backdrop of an extravagant set in Visakhapatnam.