Well-placed sources have been quoted as saying by certain news reports that Venkatesh is all set to team up with Puri Jagannadh. This comes at the cost of his project with Teja.

Teja was expected to complete Venky's film and Balakrishna's NTR biopic simultaneously. However, even with the best efforts, he won't be able to do so. Venky has reportedly given the 'Nene Raju-Nene Mantri' director the freedom to come back to him only after wrapping up the much-hyped biopic.

The 'Guru' star's plan is to team up with Puri and fulfill an old commitment in the meantime. Remember that this combination was much touted even in 2016. Now that Puri is busy filming 'Mehbooba' (his son Aakash is the hero), he will team up with the hero only after a few weeks.