Nataisimha Balakrishna is starring in high octane action entertainer Akhanda under the direction of Boyapati Srinu and has his next with Gopichand Malineni. All eyes are on Balakrishna' project with Gopichand Malineni.
Sometime back rumours spread that the makers planned to cast Shruti Haasan as the heroine opposite Balakrishna but she rejected the offer outright as she felt starring opposite senior hero like Balakrishna will hamper her career.
But inside talk is Shruthi Hassan finally relented and gave green signal to romance Balakrishna. Buzz is the makers offered her a whopping Rs 2crs and this sealed the deal.
Rumours have it that the film will be titled as Jai Balayya in a powerful manner. The project will be launched officially in November. Inside talk is . Varalaksmi Sarath Kumar is playing an important role in the film.