It is now doubtful if
Puri Jagannadh will direct
Chiranjeevi in the latter's 150th film. The reason is that Chiru's 150th film is scheduled to go on floors in August. But Puri has recently announced a project Loafer with
Varun Tej and has also released the schedule of the movie's shooting. It will take around three months to wrap up Loafer. That means, Puri will be busy until September.
So, will he merely launch Chiru's film in August and then work on it after Loafer? That seems unlikely especially given Puri's recent statement that he is yet to prepare the 'second half' script for Chiru's film. Maybe, VV Vinayak will direct Chiru after all. In that case, Puri will have to be content with directing a hero from the mega camp (Varun Tej) and not the mega star himself.
Source: Greatandhra.com