Balayya playing an IT professional?

After playing massy and angry-young man roles, seasoned star Balakrishna will be reportedly essaying the role of an IT professional in his upcoming movie 'Ruler.'

It is known that he is donning khakhis for another role but his 'suit boot' look was meant for the role of a software engineer, according to a source.

"He breathed life into the sophisticated role with consummate ease. Already his stylish look enthralled his legion of fans and now his subtle performance will grip them," adds the source and says "It is true that the first look with him sporting a very trendy look drew big attention but his role was kept under wraps."

Contrary to the reports that Balayya will be playing a mafia don it is going to be a role of a highly-educated and superrich man. Earlier reports were that he would be playing a politician in the film but now the cat is out of the bag.

Sonal Chauhan and Vedhika have been roped in to play the female leads in this flick. The combo scenes between the lead stars – Balayya, Sonal and Vedhika – have come out really well, the source points out.

The story for the movie is penned by Paruchuri Murali and the rest of the technical crew will be Chirantan Bhatt for music and Ram Prasad for cinematography.

'Ruler' is being produced by C Kalyan under his banner Happy Movies. N Balakrishna and KS Ravi Kumar are coming together after the massive success of 'Jai Simha,' which has upped the expectation levels for 'Ruler.'

Balakrishna's last release was the biopic on his late father, the legendary actor and politician, NT Rama Rao.

It was released in two parts as – 'NTR Kathanayakudu' and 'NTR Mahanayakudu'– highlighting both his film and political career but it tanked at the BO.