# An exciting update on Chiranjeevi's Lucifer Telugu remake: Kingmaker

Announcements · Published 2021-06-24 07:22:29

> Chiranjeevi will begin the shoot for Kingmaker after a few weeks. Nayanthara will replace Manju Warrier's role in this film.

It's quite the buzz among the Tollywood industry that Megastar [Chiranjeevi](https://clapnumber.com/celebrity/konidela-chiranjeevi) will be playing the lead in the Telugu remake of Mohanlal's Malayalam hit, [Lucifer](https://clapnumber.com/movies/telugu/lucifer). The title of this Telugu remake is decided to be Kingmaker. There have been a lot of positive reactions by the fans as the title of this film is very befitting with the theme of the same.

The latest news regarding this film is that [Chiranjeevi](https://clapnumber.com/celebrity/konidela-chiranjeevi) will begin the shoot for this film after a few weeks since he is busy with his NGO priorities and current film schedules. Additionally, it was initially decided that Manju Warrier will be playing the role of Priyadarshini Ramdas in this film. But due to undisclosed reasons, [Nayanthara](https://clapnumber.com/celebrity/nayanthara-kurian) will be replacing Manju Warrier for this prominent role. Reportedly, [Nayanthara](https://clapnumber.com/celebrity/nayanthara-kurian) will shoot for Kingmaker in a single schedule.

The film Kingmaker is currently going through the pre-production phase. Reports have it that megastar had insisted on some necessary changes to the script. Director Mohan Raja is working on the required changes to the script so that it will be much suited for the Telugu audience.

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