Nagarjuna set to enter ‘Munnabhai’ territory

After filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s Officer, Nagarjuna is already on to his next project a big light-hearted comedy with which the veteran star says he enters the ‘Munnabhai-territory’, the character name of a loveable gangster that was essayed by Sanjay Dutt in director Raj Kumar Hirani’s films.

“This new film that I am doing with Nani is very much in the Raj Kumar Hirani territory. I play a gangster and Nani plays my doctor. It is a very warm-hearted funny script. And I’ve a feeling director Sriram Adittya will make something special out of it,” says Nagarjuna.

Speaking about the film, the actor further says he has no problem doing two-hero films with younger actors.

“I’ve never in my career felt threatened by the presence of any other actor. Earlier I was mostly doing solo-hero films in Telugu because that was what was offered to me,” he says. “Recently these two-hero projects have come which I enjoy doing.

“I enjoyed working with Karthi in Oopiri. I am sure working with Nani will be a lot of fun.”

Nagarjuna says he is also looking forward to working with his sons Nag Chaitanya and Akhil.

There has been an announcement that Nagarjuna would be working with Priyadarshan in a biopic Makkar the Lion Of The Arabian Sea, based on the exploits of the 16th century naval explorer Kunjali Marakkar-IV.

However, Nagarjuna dismisses these reports as premature. “I was approached but I need to hear the script before I say ‘yes’. I will be hearing it June end. At the moment I am only doing the film with Nani.”

He continues: “I’ve to be happy with the work I am doing. And to be happy the role has to be challenging. And for the role to be challenging it has to be something I haven’t done before.”