The buzz from the Film Nagar scuttlebutt machinery goes that Ram's producer has approached Shruti Hassan offering her the female lead role in Kandireega-2. To be directed by Santosh Srinivas, this one will go on the floors as Ram's next, soon after the release of Endukante Premanta.

It is not known for sure whether the Gabbar Singh actress has given her final nod. But the rumour mills maintain that the announcement is a matter of time.

Since Ram is foraying into Tamil, Shruti's presence might help the sequel for obvious reasons. In the event of Bellamkonda Suresh wanting to dub the movie, it will only help the makers, since the Hassan girl is a popular actress in Tamil Nadu.

Brahmanandam, Dharmavarapu, Raghu Babu, Sayaji Shinde, MS and others are there to ensure loads of laughter. SS Thaman is the musician again. Vetri's cinematography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao's editing will be the technical highlights.