“
Sharwanand
” starrer “
Express Raja
” released today and is running successfully. The director
Merlapaka Gandhi
originally narrated the story to
Akkineni Nagarjuna
. But, Nag did not like the concept and rejected it. Only then, the project was taken over to Sharwa. Sharwa immediately accepted the script and started to prepare him for the role. As the movie was made under Nagarjuna’s home banner, he demanded one crore as compensation from the director Merlapaka Gandhi. Sharwa shouldered Gandhi at this time and accepted to do the movie, without remuneration. Sharwa’s bold attempt and kind heart were not appreciated; in fact, the matter is not at all revealed out by the UV Creations and also by the Akkineni banner.