Prince Mahesh Babu was the first choice for  S V Krishna Reddy's super hit film Yamaleela. Star comedian Ali who played the lead role in the film has shared this interesting piece of news to the media.

Ali said, “Initially, S V Krishna Reddy approached Krishna to narrate the story of Yamaleela and they were eager to cast Mahesh Babu in the lead role. The film was originally titled as Yamaspeedu. Krishna garu liked the story, but he asked SV Krishna Reddy to wait for another three years, if he wanted to cast Mahesh Babu as a hero. Then, one fine day, SV Krishna Reddy and Acchi Reddy called me and made me sign an agreement. Later, they told me that I’ll be playing the lead role in the film, which they titled as Yamaleela,”

Ali is currently focusing on his 50th film Alibaba Okkade Donga. Recently Ali's close friend Pawan Kalyan has released the audio of the film. Alibaba Okkade Donga is set to hit the theatres on February 21st.