Versatile actor Jagapathi Babu is filling the gap left by late legendary actor Srihari. The actor is being offered the roles which Srihari was supposed to do. Sources say that Jagapathi Babu was approached for a key role in an upcoming film Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham. Srihari was supposed to play this role. Now Jagapathi Babu has taken it up. The actor has also taken up two more promising projects. He will be playing a negative role in Balayya's upcoming film Legend and also an elder brother to Sundeep Kishan in Ra Ra Krishnaiah.