Natasimham Nandamuri Balakrishna is on moon with the blockbuster success of his latest offing 'Legend'. Getting reinvigorated with this success, he has done 'Lion'. It is heard that the movie's satellite rights were sold out to Rs.5.50 crores to Gemini channel. Having compared this price with some of the young stars movies' satellite rights records, other heroes fans are pointing it out as the less price for the movie. However, analysts have quashed their argument saying that as a senior hero, Balakrishna has done it well with his movie which got fetched a handsome returns for the makers.
Trisha and Rakhika Apte are doing opposite to Balakrishna in this mass entertainer. Manisharma scores the music of the movie. Debutante Satyadeva has directed the movie while Rudhrapati Ramana Rao has produced it.