▁of ▁R anga ' s ▁production ▁company ▁Vik ram ▁Studios ▁still ▁being ▁under ▁construction . ▁V . ▁S . ▁Rang ach ari , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁associate ▁director , ▁assist ed ▁R anga ▁in ▁direct ing ▁the ▁Tel ug u ▁version . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁crew ▁ ▁R anga ▁cast ▁A kk inen i ▁N ages w ara ▁R ao ▁to ▁play ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁in ▁Tel ug u , ▁with ▁S iv aj i ▁G anes an ▁and ▁Raj k umar ▁replacing ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁and ▁K ann ada ▁versions ▁respectively . ▁N . ▁T . ▁R ama ▁R ao ▁and ▁Ch itt or ▁V . ▁N aga iah ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁play ▁Kr ish na de var aya ▁and ▁his ▁minister ▁Tim mar us u . ▁M uk k am ala ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Tat ach ary a , ▁the ▁kingdom ' s ▁royal ▁priest . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁M . ▁N . ▁N amb iar ▁and ▁B alk r ish na ▁in ▁the ▁T amil ▁and ▁K ann ada ▁versions . ▁ ▁R anga ▁approached ▁B han um ath i ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁to ▁play ▁Kr ish nas ani . ▁Initial ly ▁dis inter ested , ▁B han um ath i ▁accepted ▁the ▁offer ▁because ▁of ▁R anga ' s ▁association ▁as ▁a ▁cinemat ograph er ▁for ▁films ▁produced ▁by ▁her ▁production ▁company ▁B har ani ▁Pictures . ▁Ten ali ▁Ram ak r ish na ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁film ▁where ▁B