Hero Naga Chaitanya is currently working on the most ambitious project of his career to date, Thandel. The film’s shoot is nearing completion, and the makers are planning to release the movie sometime early next year.

And here’s an interesting revelation made by young hero Suhas’ Janaka Aithe Ganaka director Sandeep Bandla. In a latest interview while promoting his debut movie, Sandeep Bandla revealed that he had initially planned to cast Naga Chaitanya for the titular role in Janaka Aithe Ganaka. “I had traveled with Chay for a few months. However, he became busy with Sekhar Kammula’s Love Story and couldn’t do my film. That was when Dil Raju had suggested Suhas for the lead role,” revealed the young director.

Janaka Aithe Ganaka is gearing up to hit theaters worldwide on October 12. Young actress Sangeerthana Vipin is the leading lady in the movie, while Dil Raju’s daughter Hanshitha Reddy and Harshith Reddy are the producers. Vijai Bulganin of ‘Baby’ is the film’s music composer.