Vijay Deverakonda has been going through a lean patch with a series of duds, but, his stardom is still intact and expectations have mounted up on his upcoming Pan India movie LIGER directed by Puri Jagannadh. Presented by Karan Johar, the movie has Ananya Pandey as the heroine. The movie’s shoot will be wrapped up soon and will have a theatrical release this August.
There have been several gossips about the movie’s story ever since it went on to the sets. It was earlier buzzed that the movie has close resemblances to Puri Jagannadh’s Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammayi that had Ravi Teja in the lead role. But, as per the latest updates, it’s revealed that Vijay Deverakonda aspires to be a boxer and he’s an ardent fan of Mike Tyson.
Taking him as an inspiration, Vijay becomes a top boxer and he has to lock horns with his idol Mike Tyson and wins over him. A jubilant Vijay Deverakonda takes a selfie with his idol Mike Tyson which is the climax of the movie. Apart from high octane action sequences, the movie seems to have a strong emotional sentiment between Vijay and his mother. The team is gearing up for the promotional events in the next few weeks.