Initially, maverick director Puri Jagannadh was supposed to direct Megastar Chiranjeevi's landmark 150th film. The film was titled 'Auto Johnny' it and could have been loaded with full of commercial elements. Nevertheless, Megastar was not satisfied with the second half content which led the project went on shelves. Afterwards, VV Vinayak grabbed the opportunity to direct Khaidi Number 150.
Meanwhile, Puri disclosed in a media interview that he had been preparing a script for a star hero.
It's now predicted that the star hero is none other than Megastar. If at all Chiranjeevi is satisfied with Puri's script, It's going to be immediate next after Acharya.
Meanwhile, Puri, who is riding high with the super success of iSmart Shankar, is directing Vijay Deverakonda. Tentatively titled 'Fighter', Vijay will be seen as a boxer in this film. Ananya Pande is romancing Vijay Deverakonda. Puri and Charmme are jointly producing the film.