Why the Delay in Choosing Vijay Deverakonda’s Villain?

A hero plays an important role in a movie but a strong villain is equally important. A powerful villain makes the hero look even stronger. The conflict between the hero and villain often becomes one of the biggest attractions for movie audiences. Now, this is becoming an interesting topic in Vijay Deverakonda’s upcoming film Rowdy Janardhana.

Vijay Deverakonda is currently busy with his next project Rowdy Janardhana. Directed by Ravikiran Kola, Rowdy Janardhan is being made as a grand pan-India rural action drama. Vijay will play the lead role, while Keerthy Suresh has been selected as the female lead. The makers have already created curiosity with a special birthday poster featuring Keerthy Suresh.

But the biggest discussion around the film is about its villain. The makers are reportedly taking special care while selecting the actor for this important character. According to reports, the team initially approached Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi for the negative role. However, he reportedly quoted a remuneration of 20 crore.

Late makers approached actor and director SJ Surya. He was also reportedly asked to play the villain but his expected remuneration was around 15 crore. With these options not working out, the team reportedly approached Malayalam actor Joju George and finally selected him for the role.

Audiences are now curious to know how his character will challenge Vijay Deverakonda’s role. A strong villain could become one of the biggest highlights of Rowdy Janardhan. So, we have to wait and see how this is going to work out in the movie.

Meanwhile Rowdy Janardhana is directed by Ravi Kiran Kola. Dil Raju and Shirish are bankrolling the movie under the Sri Venkateswara Creations banner.