A few production houses have allegedly been conducting auditions and inviting new applications in the name of Vijay Deverakonda, saying that the 'Arjun Reddy' actor is the hero of a movie they are going to produce. With it coming to his notice, the 'World Famous Lover' actor has issued a statement saying that action has been initiated against the offenders.

"Team Deverakonda has noticed that a few production companies have been fraudulently misrepresenting to be making a film with Vijay Deverakonda and have been conducting auditions and gain access to actors/actresses. Any project Vijay Deverakonda is associated with shall be formally announced by him and his producers. Official confirmation can also be verified on VD's official SM handles. While we take action against these perpetrators, we request all to be alert and double-check any information in their personal best interests," the statement says.

In another news, Deverakonda recently said in an interview that he is listening to various scripts as a producer. It can be concluded that the star actor, who owns a production house, will be bankrolling a slew of projects in the coming years.

'Fighter', directed by Puri Jagannadh, is his next release. He will also be doing a film in the direction of 'V' maker Mohanakrishna Indraganti.