Despite facing a slew of disasters, Tollywood actor Gopichand attracted a big producer for his next movie under the direction of Thiru, a Tamil filmmaker is making his Telugu debut.

Anil Sunkara, who was formerly associated with 14 Reels, is bankrolling this high budget action film which requires two female leads opposite the Golimaar actor. While the search for the main leading lady role is still underway, the movie unit has recently finalized a Bollywood actress for the second heroine role.

Kollywood Sexy Siren Raai Laxmi and Tollywood's hot favourite item girl Hamsa Nandini were reportedly approached for the second leading lady role in the movie, but finally B-town babe Zareen Khan has ended up bagging that role as both of them demanded a hefty remuneration.

An insider tells us that Raai Laxmi has demanded a whopping 45 Lakh while the leggy lass Hamsa Nandini demanded 40 lakhs to take up the role opposite Gopichand.  The makers, who couldn't match their demands, have finally opted for Zareen Khan, who appeared in several Hindi films like Hate Story-2 and Housefull-2.

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