Prakash Raj, who played Chakrapani in 'Mahanati', has been roped in to essay the role of Nagi Reddy in 'NTR'. "As legendary icon Nagireddy Garu of Vijaya Vahini Studios ..in #NTR biopic by @DirKrish .... #NBKfilms ... the magic of reliving a golden era," the actor has said.

Recently, the talented Murali Sharma was chosen by director Krish Jagarlamudi to play the role of Aluri Chakrapani in 'NTR'. "So chuffed and thrilled," the actor said. He is already shooting for his portions with Nandamuri Balakrishna, who essays the legendary NT Rama Rao in this biopic. And Naresh is playing BA Subba Rao, the director of 'Palletoori Pilla', in this Sankranthi release. The recipient of the Raghupathi Venkayya Award was good friends with NTR for decades. Naresh recently did a splendid job in 'Sammohanam' and 'Rangasthalam'.

Earlier today, media baron and industrialist Ramoji Rao visited the sets of the film. "It was a real privilege n an extraordinary moment to meet the Legendary Ramoji Rao Garu on the sets of #NTR. The entire cast n crew had been blown away by his aura and it was a stupendous half hour to spend time with him and learn a lot," an elated Krish said.