One of the biggest disappointments of recent times in the Tollywood industry was the fall of the dynamic Director Vikram Kumar, and the disastrous result faced by his last Release Hello, which released on Christmas 2017, and despite earning positive reviews in majority, ended a flop venture, while the other movie released on the same eve, Nani starrer MCA Middle class Abbayi became a blockbuster with negative reviews.
While this was a huge shock for the film fraternity as well as Vikram Kumar, who had this time around weaved a simple love story after he failed with a complex time travel flick 24, only to fail to connect with audience again, it was Also a huge setback for hero Akhil who had hoped a career resurrection, and is now yet to even lock a script for his next.
On the other end, the female lead of Hello, the pretty Kalyani Priyadarshan the daughter of Director Priyadarshan and actress Lissy, for whom it was the debut flick, is all set begin playing second fiddle roles reportedly, as she has been approached to play the second heroine in the ongoing Sharwanand - Sai Pallavi film directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. This role was initially offered to Nithya Menon.
