Ever since, Akhil Akkineni made special appearance in the multi-starrer flick Manam, Tollywood is eagerly waiting for the launch of this young lad. Nagarjuna who so far not signed any project post Manam, is doing all the ground work needed for Akhil's debut.

Highly placed sources say that supreme producer Ashwini Dutt was approached by Nagarjuna to launch Akhil and even this mega producer said yes. But whats interesting here is Bollywood beauty, Alia Bhatt who is rocking the B-town is in consideration opposite to Akhil. A confirmation is awaited in this regards.

Coming to the other details, Deva Katta might bag the chance of directing Akhil's debut. Nagarjuna wants to introduce Akhil with an out of the box film and so he is preferring Deva Katta's name who is known for making films with strong script.

(AW: Vamshi)