Gona Ganna Reddy was a Brave Indian king in Rani Rudrama Devi's period. He was actively participated in 1853 revolt and killed by Britishers. Gona Ganna Reddy is considered as the Tulsidas of Telugu. His Ranganath Ramayana became very popular.Creative director Gunasekhar has been trying in making the film Gona Ganna Reddy. There were several discussions on who to play this character. As per sources came to know that Nagarjuna had accepted to act in the role.
Nag had already acted in historical films like Annamayya and Ramadasu. If he act in this film, it will be another historical name will joined in his carrier.