Padma Bhushan, Mega Star, Dr Chiranjeevi is playing the hero under the direction of Prabhudeva for 'Shankar Dada Zindabad' produced by Gemini Kiran and Ravishankar on the banner of Gemini Film Circuits.

A song is to be caned at a specially erected at Annapurna Studio sometime this week. Though the regular shooting is in brisk progress, there was a deficiency so far in the film in the form of heroine.

In fact, the producers planned to bring the heroine of the original Bollywood flick, 'Lage Raho Munnabhai', Vidyabalan. Later, the names of Nayanatara, Asin and Anushka were heard. But it is reliably learnt that the unit had finally zeroed in on a Bollywood heroine Karishma Kotak as heroine.

Devisri Prasad is scoring music while Srikant is playing the role of ATM, and Sada is playing a main role.

The producer and director are planning to complete all the formalities and release the film in July.