Was Vijay Deverakonda not the first choice for Rashmika Mandanna's film 'Geetha Govindam'?

According to reports, actor Vijay Deverakona was t first choice to be a part of commercially successful film Geetha Govindam. Geetha Govindam is a romantic-comedy film that was released in 2018. film features Vijay Deverakonda opposite actor Rashmika Mandanna. It was first time that much-loved pair collaborated and ir duo became a huge success.

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Did Vijay Deverakonda replace Allu Arjun in Geetha Govindam?

However, it has w been reported that it was t Vijay Deverakonda who was initially considered for role. Geetha Govindam was initially offered to Pushpa actor Allu Arjun. Reports claim that director of film h narrated film to Allu Arjun’s far Allu Aravind. Allu Arjun h liked script but decided against doing it as he h created a mass im after starring in action-packed film Sarraidu.

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Since Allu Arjun was perceived as an action hero by audiences, he thought that viewers will t accept him in role of a romantic comedy film actor. Hence, film was given to Arjun Reddy actor Vijay Deverakonda. film went on to become a commercial success and audience fell in love with Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna’s chemistry.

This was t first time that Vijay Deverakonda replaced Allu Arjun for a film. Previously, it was reported that Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday’s upcoming Pan-India film Fighter was initially offered to Allu Arjun. Allu Arjun backed out from film, which was n offered to Vijay Deverakonda.

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According to reports, Puri Jagannh who is director of film, was planning to cast Allu Arjun for role of male le. He h even taken script to actor. However, he rejected film for some unstated reasons. Puri Jagannh h previously worked with Allu Arjun and hence he was approached for film.

After Allu Arjun rejected film, Puri Jagannh me a few tweaks in script and planned on casting his son Akash Puri Jagannh in film. However, that too didn’t work out and film finally went to Vijay Deverakonda. Vijay Deverakonda has reportedly spent time in Thailand taking mixed martial arts training for film.

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