NTR is known for his powerful performances which have expressions and emotions at peaks. In other to match him, filmmakers look for powerful actors as antagonists. This is the reason why is upcoming project with Koratala Shiva is generating tremendous interest.
Koratala is known to show any incident from a different angle and settle actors according to the characters. He doesn't shy of casting other language actors. Now rumours are spreading that he is planning to cast Malayalam super Star Mammootty opposite NTR in the film.
Koratala earlier vests Satyaraj in Mirchi and Sarath Kumar in Bharat Ane Nenu. For Chiranjeevi's Acharya, he is casting Bengali actor Jishu Sengupta for an important role. He is now casting Mammootty opposite NTR. For Janatha Garage he cast Mohan Lal in a powerful role.
Mammootty is popular in Tollywood and he endeared to viewers with his performances in Swathi Kiranam and Surya Putrulu. He starred as a former CM YS. Rajasekhara Reddy in a film Yatra based on him.