Late Nataratna Ntr made his film debut with Manadesam which hit the screens in 1948. Co-incidentally, Ntr biopic's first shot was taken on the sets of Manadesam. Elated with great occasion, the director of the film Krish Jagarlamudi shared above design of Ntr iin his Twitter page.
Natasimham Nandamuri Balakrishna is betting big on the project and he, himself, is bankrolling the film while Vishnu Induri and Sai Korrapati are becoming co-producers of the project.
Vidya Balan will be seen as Basava Rama Tarakam while Mohan Babu will be seen as late SVR. Keerthy Suresh will be essaying Savitri. Keeravani is composing music. The movie is slated for release on Sankranthi, 2019.