Earlier it was in the news that Nandamuri Balakrishna will be doing a movie under the senior director SV Krishna Reddy.
But after a historical movie like Gauthamiputra Sathakarni, Balayya's image is expected to increase by several times. On the other hand, Krishna Reddy lost his form and is almost a forgotten director in Tollywood. At this point of time, opting Reddy for Balayya's 101st film, would give negative results.
The same was told to Balayya, by his close associates. Even his daughter Brahmani, who started supervising Balayya's movies, suggested him to stay away from Reddy. So left with no option, Balayya had to give up on the Krishna Reddy and is now in search of the right director.