Pokiri is one the biggest blockbusters in Telugu cinema history and also in the career of Super Star Mahesh Babu. But, Puri Jagannath has originally written this script for Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja.
According to Eenadu paper, Puri wanted to make Pokiri with Ravi Teja and Parvathi Melton in the lead roles but ended up doing the film with Mahesh Babu and Ileana.
This film was a big turning point for Mahesh Babu and Ileana went to places after Pokiri.