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Do You Know? Not Vijay Deverakonda, Allu Arjun Was Sandeep Reddy Vanga's The FIRST CHOICE For The Blockbuster Movie ‘Arjun Reddy’!

Many are unaware that filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga initially approached Allu Arjun for the blockbuster film ‘Arjun Reddy.’ Vijay Deverakonda was not the first choice of the filmmaker.

Rekha Nagare | Updated On: Mar 4, 2023 01:09 PM IST

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Do You Know? Not Vijay Deverakonda, Allu Arjun Was Sandeep Reddy Vanga's The FIRST CHOICE For The Blockbuster Movie ‘Arjun Reddy’!

Tollywood filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Arjun Reddy' turned out to be a blockbuster film. He featured Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey in the lead roles. The romantic drama film has acknowledged critical acclaim and has been re-created in several languages. Even though the film’s main character was criticised for various reasons, Vijay's acting was the movie's highlighting point. Hence, Vijay Deverakonda was an excellent choice for the role of Arjun Reddy and an angry young man in love.

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However, not many people know that Vijay Deverakonda was not the first choice for the role of Arjun Reddy. Yes, you heard right. The film’s director Sandeep Vanga earlier exposed that the role was originally offered to Allu Arjun.

Allu Arjun was the first choice for the blockbuster movie ‘Arjun Reddy’. However, He was unsure about the film, so the film was offered to Vijay Deverakonda. Sandeep Reddy Vanga's directed film has received many accolades. Later, A Bollywood remake was made titled Kabir Singh. The film was also recreated in Tamil as Adithya Varma and directed by Girisayya. After Arjun Reddy, Vijay Deverakonda also tried a similar character in World Famous Lover but was unable to match the success of Arjun Reddy though.

The Film Arjun Reddy:-

Arjun Reddy is a Telugu-language romantic drama film. It was written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The film was produced by Pranay Reddy Vanga's company Bhadrakali Pictures. It stars Vijay Deverakonda, Shalini Pandey, Rahul Ramakrishna, Jia Sharma, Sanjay Swaroop, Gopinath Bhat, Kamal Kamaraju, and Kanchana.

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