It's known that 'Arjun Reddy' is currently being remade in Tamil as 'Varma'. Dhruv Vikram, son of 'Chiyaan' Vikram, is the hero.

Director Bala has been quite late in choosing a heroine for the role. Who will step into Shalini Pandey's role has been a matter of suspense. The buzz in the industry is that Shriya Sharma, the child artiste who was seen in Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Jai Chiranjeeva', Mahesh Babu's 'Dookudu' and during the end credits of Rajinikanth's 'Robot' will be the female lead in this intense romantic drama. Nagarjuna-produced 'Nirmala Convent', released in 2016, was her first movie as a heroine. The film was a major disaster.

Aged 21, Shriya hails from Himachal Pradesh's Palampur.