Puri's Right Pick For Vijay Deverakonda

Father-son bonding will be major attraction of Puri Jagannadh’s upcoming flick Fighter starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Pandey. After considering various names, Puri has roped in Malayalam veteran actor Suresh Gopi who is well-known to Telugu as well as Hindi audience to play the crucial role. However, official confirmation is awaited on this.

Puri and team considered Prakash Raj and few other actors for the role of Vijay Deverakonda’s father in Fighter. But, they wanted an actor who didn’t appear on Telugu films for long. Thus, Suresh Gopi appeared to be best pick for the director. Moreover, Puri has been willing to work with the Malayalam actor.

Fighter new shooting schedule will commence soon. Ramya Krishna plays Vijay Deverakonda’s mother in Fighter which marks the actor’s Bollywood debut as the film is being made as Pan India entertainer.

There were reports that, Fighter is the second version of Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammayi directed by Puri himself.