Ram Gopal Varma to direct Akhil Akkineni

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Chennai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who directed actor Nagarjuna in his debut film Shiva in 1989, is ecstatic to direct his son Akhil Akkineni in an upcoming film.

RGV, who has directed Nagarjuna in a gripping cop story titled "Officer", on Tuesday tweeted: "Just love the circle of life Nagarjuna produced my debut 'Shiva' and now after some 25 years I produced Nagarjuna's 'Officer' and now in a full circle Nagarjuna is producing Akhil Akkineni‘s film with me as director"

Other details related to the movie are still under wraps. 

RGV has also directed Nagarjuna in films like Antham, Govinda Govinda and Drohi.

Officer, a cop thriller brings the actor and director duo back together after a gap of over two decades.

The film is slated for release on May 25.