ana ▁B har ath i ▁as ▁P uz h ald as an ▁ ▁Sar av ana ▁P rak ash ▁as ▁Bal aj i ▁ ▁Y . ▁Ge e . ▁Mah endra ▁ ▁An up ama ▁K umar ▁ ▁Ch and ru ▁ ▁Math ivan an ▁Raj end ran ▁ ▁K resh na ▁as ▁Sh iva ▁( C ame o ) ▁ ▁A ad hi ▁( C ame o ) ▁ ▁R J ▁Bal aj i ▁as ▁Show ▁host ▁( C ame o ) ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁earlier ▁titled ▁as ▁Ach am ▁Th av ir ▁and ▁planned ▁with ▁Ar ul n ith i ▁in ▁the ▁lead ▁role , ▁who ▁later ▁opt ed ▁out . ▁This ▁film ▁revol ves ▁around ▁a ▁basketball ▁player ▁and ▁Nak ul ▁under w ent ▁special ▁training ▁to ▁" ensure ▁that ▁he ▁lived ▁the ▁role ▁rather ▁than ▁act ". ▁ ▁Tel ug u ▁actress ▁B indu ▁Mad hav i ▁was ▁initially ▁signed ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁lead ▁female ▁character . ▁However , ▁reports ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁confirmed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁project ▁since ▁the ▁director ▁and ▁the ▁crew ▁were ▁not ▁im pressed ▁with ▁her ▁performance . ▁She ▁was ▁subsequently ▁replaced ▁film ▁by ▁a ▁new com er ▁Mr ud h ula , ▁while ▁other ▁reports ▁during ▁production ▁claimed ▁that ▁Nak ul ▁had ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁J ai , ▁although ▁this ▁proved ▁un true . ▁Lat est ▁addition ▁Mar ath i ▁actor ▁At ul ▁K ul kar ni ▁is ▁playing ▁a ▁cru cial ▁role