Akhil Akkineni has been busy shooting for his second project in the direction of Vikram Kumar. The makers are quite specific about the female lead as she has a crucial role to essay. After an extensive, search Vikram and his team opted out for a fresh face and the search took so long that two big schedules of the movie have been wrapped up. Akhil shot some crucial action episodes and other combination scenes for this untitled project. There have been speculations that veteran director Priyadarshan’s daughter Kalyani has been in talks for the role.

The makers have been eagerly waiting for her decision and the latest update is that Kalyani Priyadarshan will romance Akhil in his second film. Kalyani is making her debut as an actress and she earlier worked as an assistant director for Vikram’s Okkadunnadu. Kalyani will join the sets from the next schedule which is expected to start soon. Anup Rubens is the music composer and Annapurna Studios is producing this romantic saga.