The movie "Prema Kavali", was a blockbuster in 2011. The film is much talked and celebrated for two reasons. Anup Rubens music and director Vijaya Bhaskar (Nuvve Kavali, Nuvvu Naaku Nachav and Malliswari fame) storytelling.

Recently, the director interacted with media about his upcoming film "Usha Parinayam" and revealed that Aadi Saikumar was not the first choice for the lead role. This news shocked everyone and he also revealed, who he wanted to make the film.

He said, "Sai Dharam Tej was my first choice for Prema Kavali and I wanted to introduce him to the industry. He added that Pawan Kalyan was supposed to be the producer for this film as well but things didn’t materialize properly.

It is surely surprising to listen to this news. Prema Kavali would have been a good launch for Sai Dharam Tej indeed.