Has Raj Tarun lost a golden opportunity? It seems to be the case. The news is that the budding star has been replaced with another budding star as the male lead of Dil Raju's Shathamanam Bhavathi. Like Raj Tarun, this hero, too, is a hat-trick star. It's none other than Sharwanand. To be directed by Satish Vegesna, the film is touted to be a family entertainer.

In a recent interview, the ace producer was surprisingly non-committal about continuing with Raj Tarun. He was asked about the actor's alleged interference into the story. Though Dil Raju maintained that the actor didn't interfere, he said that the shoot will begin in August and whichever hero was available would do the film.

It turns out that Sharwa has expressed his liking for the script. After the success of Express Raja this January, Sharwa has okayed only two films out of the scores of scripts that he heard. Aside from this film, the other one is Chandramohan's film, which will go on the floors starting from mid-June. Since Shathamanam Bhavathi is slated for a Jan 14 2017 release, expect another Sankranthi hit for Sharwa!