According to rumors,
sai pallavi, not
rashmika mandanna, was the director's first choice for the Vijay Deverakonda-starrer. Good day, comrade. This is why she declined: The upcoming
love story Vijay Deverakonda and
rashmika Mandanna's
dear comrade went on to become a cult classic in Telugu. Despite the movie's lackluster
box office success, both critics and fans gave it high marks. The representations of
bobby and Lilly by the lead performers, as well as their chemistry on screen, left an impression on everyone. It also acted as the starting point for Vijay and Rashmika's purported relationship. Did you know that
rashmika mandanna wasn't the first choice for the Lilly role?
According to rumors,
sai pallavi was the original choice to play Lilly, a character played by
rashmika mandanna in the
movie Dear Comrade. Her initial role offer was reportedly to portray Vijay's
love interest in the film. Despite this, she didn't enjoy the film for an unspecified reason.
Sai Pallavi was also approached to participate in
ajith Kumar's Thunivu and Thalapathy Vijay's Leo in addition to
dear comrade, but she declined because the roles weren't given enough weight. She turned down the parts of Manju Warrier's character in Thunivu alongside
ajith kumar and Trisha's role as Thalapathy's
wife in Leo due to the brief runtime and light character weight.