Sai Tej film to cost Rs 25 crores?

Buoyed with average grosser 'Chitralahari', the producers of Sai Dharam Tej next film are reportedly planning to spend over Rs 25 crore, highest in the career of Chiranjeevi's nephew. The big-ticket entetainer to be directed by talented Maruthi.

"With the script shaping up really well, the producers are willing to dig deep into their pockets and spend Rs 25 crore to make it a visually-pleasing one," says a source, close to the unit.

Already, Sai has resolved to lose weight to get a leaner frame for the 'exciting role'. The 'Supreme' star,has bounced back into reckoning with 'Chitralahari' after a slew of duds like 'Intelligent' and 'Jawan' and revived his winning habit.

The much-hyped film is being jointly produced by Geetha Arts and UV Creations and they are leaving no stone unturned to deliver an extravagant movie. "In fact, Maruthi took some time to fine-tune the script since he is also looking to deliver a hit after a disaster like 'Shailaja Reddy Alludu'.

He didn't want to take any chances and is now raring to go," the source adds. Actually, Maruthi is adept in penning light-hearted scripts which suit new-age stars as he delivered hits with Nani (Bhale Bhale Mogodivoy) and Sharwanand (Mahanubhavudu).

According to the latest reports, the movie is said to start rolling from June 20 and expected to be wrapped up in four to five months.

"Sai Dharam Tej has changed his name to Sai Tej and it worked wonders for him. He will continue with his re-christened name.

Sai will surely showcase his flair for comedy moving away from his angry-young man image to impress his fans in a new avatar." the source concludes.