Suckers for sentiments as we are, directors usually cast real life father and son in similar roles on screen.

In the event, it is surprising and welcome that the makers of Bhaktha Ramadasu are thinking on different lines.

In the film where Nagarjuna is playing Bhaktha Ramadasu, his father, the legendary ANR, is expected to play Kabir Das. K Raghavendra Rao is to direct the film while Konda Krishnam.