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Who Will Direct NTR Biopic?

Who Will Direct NTR Biopic?

Ever since senior actor-politician Nandamuri Balakrishna announced that he is going to make a biopic on his late father legendary actor and former chief minister N T Rama Rao, the hot topic for discussion in the media circles is: who is going to direct the film.

Though Balakrishna said he has not decided on the director, a few names have already started doing rounds in the media circles.

One such name is Puri Jagannath, who is not only a director but also a versatile writer. Balakrishna is said to be considering his name because Puri can think in innovative way in preparing the script and direct the film keeping in view the contemporary audiences. However, it requires a lot of research into the life history of NTR and so, Puri will not do any film in a hurry.

Another name that is being talked about is Krish, who had just done the hit film – Gautamiputra Satakarni with Balakrishna. Unlike Puri, Krish is quite flexible and at the same, highly talented. That he had made Satakarni in tune with the thinking of NTR itself is a plus point for him. Moreover, nobody would be able to project Balakrishna in the role of NTR so effectively as Krish would.

But, if Balakrishna wants to play safe and confine the film to just a biopic, rather than a commercial film, that would suit the interests of the Telugu Desam Party, then the best bet, according to some film buffs, is veteran director K Raghavendra Rao.

The advantage for him is that he had seen NTR in close quarters and he knows how to lift the image of NTR. Moreover, Raghavendra Rao is also close to the TDP circles and hence, he can make the film carefully that would fetch a lot of mileage for the party and its president N Chandrababu Naidu.

So, who is the best bet?

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