sentences:  Siddharth Rao of "The Times of India" stated, "In an industry where a damsel-in-distress-wooed-and-saved-by-an-angry-young-man is the norm, this is refreshing.Kudos to the writer Sukumar for giving yet another off-beat story with characters that can't be put into a box".Following the demise of Naidu, Sukumar decided to direct "Nannaku Prematho" starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Rakul Preet Singh in the lead roles.