Saptagiri turned into a hero with 'Saptagiri Express' and 'Saptagiri LLB'. He is now doing his third outing as a hero. Arun Pawar, who directed his first movie as the male lead, is making it for producers Narendra Yedala and GVN Reddy.

Talking about the progress of the project, the makers say, "So far, 80 percent of the production works are over. We are going to shoot at a temple in Karnataka for 10 days. Some crucial episodes will be shot there. GTR Mahendra has penned a very nice story."

Titled 'Vajra Kavachadhara Govinda', it sees Saptagiri as Govindu, a funny thief who has an aim. "We promise a laugh riot with the movie. It has got action sequences, emotional scenes and other commercial ingredients," the director says.

Vaibhavi Joshi is the heroine. Archana Veda, Temper Vamshi, Apparao, Avinash, Rajendra John Kottoli and others are part of the cast. Music is by Vijay Bulganin. Cinematography is by Praveen Vanamali. Editing is by Kishore Maddali.