Akkineni Nagarjuna who has played roles of Annamaya and Sri Rama Dasu will now play the role of Shiridi Sai Baba. The movie will be directed by maveric film maker K Raghavendar Rao. M M Keeravani is the music director and S Gopal Reddy handles cinematography.

This movie will be produced on Sai Krupa entertainments banner by Sulochana. Nagarjuna, K Raghavendar Rao addressed the media at Cinemax theatre on Thursday to reveal details about the film.

"I know very little about Shiridi Sai Baba. I am getting to know more about him now. Ever since I said yes to this project, I am not able to sleep properly. I will do justice to this role for sure. I consider it great fortune to play the charecter of Shiridi Sai Baba" Nagarjuna said.

Paruchuri Brothers were also there at the announcement on Thursday. They will pen script for this film. The songs will be recorded in July and movie will go on floors in November.