Venkatesh to do Mahesh reject?

Puri Jagannadh and Venkatesh are likely to team up for an upcoming project. The latest buzz doing the rounds is that the director has pitched the much talked about Jana Gana Mana script to Venky, who has found it interesting. This was the same project Puri had announced with Mahesh long ago. “He decided to move on since Mahesh didn’t get back to him. He said that he liked it but it has been quite a while and the actor went ahead with other projects, even announcing a line-up for 2017.

“The director, too, became busy with other films. But now he’s keen to work with Venky,” shares a source, adding, “It is to be seen if Venky okays the script or they move to another story.” An official confirmation is awaited.