After Pooja Hegde's exit, Meenakshii Chaudhary to star in Mahesh Babu's Guntur Kaaram?

Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram is currently in its production stage. The film’s first teaser was released by its makers on May 31. The film starred Pooja Hegde opposite Mahesh. However, according to recent reports, she has now been replaced. 

What’s cooking? 

When Guntur Kaaram was announced, Pooja was set to play a major role in the Mahesh Babu-starrer and Sreelala was introduced as the second lead. However, it was recently reported that Pooja would be leaving the project. Her busy sechdule was cited as the reason behind this development.

According to sources, Sreelala will now be replacing Pooja in the lead role, while her spot would be taken by Meenakshii Chaudhary. The production team is expected to shortly make a formal statement regarding these changes, The movie's new schedule officially started on Sunday.

(Meenakshii Chaudhary is reported to be a part of Guntur Kaaram)

Who’s saying what?

A few days ago, there were speculations that Pooja Hegde has walked out of the Mahesh Babu film. Now, a couple of fans on social media have been speculating that actress Meenakshii has joined the project as the second lead. Reportedly, she has already started shooting for the film in Hyderabad. Meenakshii Chaudhary is a model and beauty pageant winner. She began her acting career in 2021 with the Telugu film Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu. She also played one of the female roles in the engrossing Telugu mystery-thriller HIT 2, the follow-up to the 2020 movie HIT: The First Case.

(Screenshot of fan account's tweet regarding Meenakshii Chaudhary's entrance in Guntur Kaaram)

Guntur Kaaram is produced by S. Radha Krishna under the banner of Haarika & Hassine Creations. The action drama is slated for release on January 13, next year. The movie's cast features actors like Jagapathi Babu, Jayaram, Ramya Krishna, and Prakash Raj. The film is set to release in five languages, namely Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi. Mahesh Babu's previous film, Sarkaru Vaari Paata (2022), received positive responses from the audience and proved to be a box office hit.