Rana Daggubati, who recently wowed audiences with Virata Paravam, now has a complete commercial slate. He just wrapped production on the Netflix web series Rana Naidu, which he starred along with Venkatesh Daggubati. And is currently preparing for the Telugu remake of the Tamil film 'Maanadu.'

Today at Thank You promotions, Naga Chaitanya confirmed the news. Previously, there was speculation that Naga Chaitanya will star in the remake, but Naga Chaitanya has stated that he would not. It is now confirmed that Rana Daggubati would play the lead in the remake of Simbu's recent hit film.

Helmed by Venkat Prabhu, 'Maanadu' features Silambarasan ('Simbu') and S.J. Suriya in the lead roles. The leading Tollywood production house, Suresh Productions, has bought the rights for the movie.

 It is not yet known if Venkat Prabhu will direct the Telugu remake of 'Maanadu' as well. An official statement is expected to be out very soon.