Director Harish Shankar is moving his pawns to rope in Mass Maharaj Ravi Teja in his next. The director`s recent outing Subramanyam for Sale, featuring Regina Cassandra and Sai Dharam Tej in lead roles, has become a youthful hit and the audiences are eagerly waiting to know what will be his next project. Even though Harish Shankar made attempts to work with a star hero, his efforts go in vain.

Those in the know say that the disastrous result of Ramayya Vasthavayya is still haunting the director and perhaps that could be one of the reasons for not fetching him an opportunity to team up with that top hero. Hence, Harish has knocked the door of his friend and actor Ravi Teja with a story, says the buzz.

Earlier, Ravi Teja and Harish collaborated for films like Shock and Mirapakay. Hope, Harish`s attempts succeed now and he bounces back with a big hit.