Film ‘Baba Sathya Sai’ shelved

The announcement was made by the makers of the film Baba Sathya Sai  (Director: Kodi Ramakrishna Actors: Dileep as Sathya Sai Baba“ is shelved:-

“Our readers are aware that Veteran director Kodi Rama Krishna had started a movie on God man Satya Sai Baba after his demise. During that time, some big names cropped for the roles The movie was thought to be made simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam but looks like the movie is now shelved even before going to sets. Kodi had been resting for the last few months after a bypass surgery.

And now it is told that he is going to begin the shooting of a new project titled ‘Rani Ranamma’ starring Lakshmi Rai and Arjun in the lead roles. The movie will also be a graphical extravaganza like his earlier movies Ammoru and Arundathi. The formal muhurath of the movie will take place on April 15th and will be made in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.”

The other film on Sai Baba that was supposed to have been released on August 15th this year, Sathya Sai Baba with Anup Jalota as Sathya Sai Baba and directed by Vicky Ranawat Sathya Sai Baba, has not surfaced so far. It was being shot in Puttaparthi (see here)

Perhaps the film makers have realised that the most definitive film about Sathya Sai Baba so far is ‘the BBC ‘s ‘The Secret Swami’

Comment:  Srikanthuppuluri said ‘And the actor who was to play the lead role had the gates opened for a divinely ordained divorce!! http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/actors-file-joint-plea-for-divorce/article6248616.ece (page since removed)  Looks like anyone associated with the Avatar or even anything remotely related to him ends up in one or the other major life changing event occurring in his life.