Mahesh Babu Out, Koratala Cancels Ram Charan’s Project

A few days back, some unconfirmed reports said that director Koratala Siva had got the best bargain possible from Megastar Chiranjeevi.

Chiru's 'Acharya', the reports said, would have Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu in a powerful supporting role. How did Koratala make Chiranjeevi accept the proposal of roping in Mahesh? The buzz had it that Koratala made an attractive offer to Chiru and producer Ram Charan. He promised that he will direct Ram Charan's next movie if he lets Mahesh do ‘Acharya'.

It seems all went in vain. According to the latest reports, Mahesh is not doing 'Acharya'! Charan himself will play the supporting role. For whatever reason, the 'Sarileru Neekevvaru' actor is not doing 'Acharya', much to Koratala's disappointment.

What now happens to Koratala's promise to direct Charan's solo movie after 'RRR'? That won't be happening. As it was a conditional promise. With Mahesh not doing 'Acharya', Siva is not morally bound to work with Charan after 'Acharya'.

This is the second time that Charan has missed out on the opportunity to work with Koratala. In the past, a project was launched and shelved before Koratala went on to work with NTR Jr on 'Janatha Garage'.