India, Oct. 20 -- Venky Atluri is one of the top directors in Telugu cinema as of now. His last film, Lucky Baskhar, featuring Dulquer Salmaan and Meenakshi Chaudhary, ended as a massive hit at the box office. Before that film, he made a biggie with Dhanush titled Sir. The film ended as a big hit in Telugu and Tamil. But did you know that Dhanush was not the first choice to play the lead role in Sir?

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Going into details, Bollywood star hero Ravi Teja is ready with his new film Mass Jathara, which hits the screens on October 31, 2025. As part of the film's promotion, director Venky Atlur...