in the future. Finally, the movie ends on a happy note. Cast Balakrishna Nandamuri as Krishna Kumar and Krishnadevaraya (dual role) Mohini as Hema (dubbed by S. P. Sailaja) Silk Smitha as Simha Nandani Amrish Puri as Raja Varma Tinnu Anand as Prof. Ramdas Suthivelu as Police Constable Master Tarun as Kishore Chandra Mohan as Tenali Ramakrishna J. V. Somayajulu as Timmarusu Brahmanandam as Scientist Subhalekha Sudhakar as Scientist Raavi Kondala Rao as Scientist Gollapudi Maruti Rao as Curator Chalapathi Rao as Senadhipathi Tanikella Bharani as Raja Varma's henchman Babu Mohan as Raja Varma's henchman Annapoorna as Dr. Lalita Sri Lakshmi as Madhavi Baby Raasi as Kishore's friend Kinnera as Tirumala Devi Potti Prasad as Bhatudu Production Development Aditya 369 was inspired by the H. G. Wells novel The Time Machine (1895), which Singeetam Srinivasa Rao read as a student. Though the film has frequently been compared to Back to the Future (1985), according to Rao the similarities between the two stop "with the trouble that the protagonist faces in a different time zone". Rao briefly discussed his story about time travel with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam who immediately liked it. Balasubrahmanyam recommended Nandamuri Balakrishna's name as he felt that Balakrishna would apt be for Krishnadevaraya's role. Balasubrahmanyam's relative Sivalenka Krishna Prasad who had bulk dates of Balakrishna agreed to produce the film. Several titles including Kaalayantram and Yuga Purushudu were considered, however, Aditya 369 was finalised symbolizing Aditya (the Sun) and the time machine's serial number 369 which was chosen as an increasing series symbolising time travel. Cast and crew The makers initially approached Vijayashanti as the lead actress but she could not sign the film due to scheduling conflicts. Later, they cast cinematographer P. C. Sreeram's relative Mohini in her place. Three cinematographers worked for the film who shot different time periods. Sreeram shot the scenes related to present-day but he opted out due to ill-health. V. S. R. Swamy and Kabir Lal performed rest of the cinematography. Jandhyala had written the dialogues for this film. While Amrish Puri played the prime antagonist, Tinnu Anand, Suthivelu, Chandra Mohan, and Silk Smita played important roles. The then child artiste, Tarun played a plot moving role. Filming Made on a budget of 1.52 crore, principal photography of the film took about 110 days. Sets related to Krishnadevaraya's era were erected at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Filming also took place at VGP