It’s Rana, Not Venky, who’ll play the demon king Hiranyakashipu

Contrary to speculation doing the rounds,

Venkatesh

is not playing the demon king

Hiranyakashipu

in the upcoming mythological drama to be directed by Gunasekhar. It is his nephew, Rana Daggubati who will be essaying the role, informs a source saying,“There is perhaps no asura as evil as Hiranyakashipu in Indian mythology. He hates Lord Vishnu but much to his chagrin, his son Prahlada turns out to be the greatest devotee of Vishnu. And the filmmaker felt

Rana

was perfect for the role right from the outset. The pre-production activities have been going on for the last two months. The film is being planned on a massive scale and will be high on visual effects and graphics.”After Baahubali series and Nene Raju Nene Mantri, Rana seems to have become the most sought after villain in T-town. By playing his first mythological character, the actor seems to pushing the envelope for villainy much further than anyone else.