Venu Udugula, the director of the over-rated 'Needi Nadi Oke Katha', is in for a potentially big-ticket project.

It was reported weeks ago that the young director had swept Sai Pallavi off her feet with a film based in Telangana. It's now reported, afresh, that the 'Fidaa' and 'MCA' actress is very much in. As for the male lead, he is yet to be finalized.

Udugula had based his debut film in Chittoor. Sree Vishnu spoke in a true-blue Seema dialect in the movie. With this track record, the director can be expected to get Sai Pallavi pull off a thorough, genuine dialect this time too. And with 'Fidaa', she did prove her credentials already. This time, she is getting to work with a relatively fresh director.