Naga Shourya first choice for The Girlfriend. Rashmika Mandanna, Deekshith Shetty's The Girlfriend directed by Rahul Ravindran which released last week is getting good response at the box office. The powerful and impactful performances of Rashmika Mandanna and Deekshith Shetty are winning the hearts of all.
In the meantime, it is coming out that Tollywood hero Naga Shourya was the first choice for the male lead. Inside talk is the makers approached Naga Shourya and narrated the story to him. He also loved the script very much.
However, Naga Shourya rejected the project as he was already busy with three projects and couldn't allocate the dates. Thus Deekshith Shetty entered the scene and he performed well.
Many feel had Naga Shourya done The Girlfriend, reach would have been even more and the film would have got even more sensational response. The film starred Rao Ramesh, Rohini and others in important roles and Hesham Abdul Wahab scored the music.