It appears that the debacle of Liger has hit filmmaker Puri Jagannadh and his lead actor, Vijay Deverakonda quite hard. So much so that they are not taking any chances with their next collaboration, Jana Gana Mana (JGM). While the duo are slated to head to Morocco later this month for a two-and-a-half-month schedule, sources claim they are revisiting the screenplay. Apparently, the idea is to focus more on the content and the narrative than the larger-than-life heroism of the protagonist. If that’s not enough, the director is also said to be reworking the budget to cut down unnecessary costs. Talk in Tollywood is that both Puri and Vijay are compensating the losses of distributors and exhibitors with their remuneration. Interestingly, Puri was first planning to make JGM with Mahesh Babu and had even announced it. However, the two had a fall-out. It was during the making of Liger that the filmmaker discussed the subject with Vijay, who agreed to come on board. 

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