Ram, who recently played a career-defining role in iSmart Shankar, is now trying to change his image as a mass hero. The 31-year-old actor, who is keen to work in a family entertainer, has reached out to Prathiroju Pandaage director Maruthi.

"Ram doesn't like to be pigeonholed and wants to do a film that will take him closer to the family audience. He requested Maruthi to write a breezy family drama and the latter has completed the script. Maruthi is giving finishing touches to the script of the film, which is expected to go on floors early June," reveals a source.

The other members of the cast and crew of the film, which will be bankrolled by Geetha Arts 2, will be finalised soon.

Meanwhile, Ram will next be seen in director Kishore Tirumala's upcoming action-thriller Red. A remake of the 2019 Tamil hit Thadam, the film features Nivetha Pethuraj, Amritha Aiyer, and Malvika Sharma as the female leads. It film was supposed to hit screens on April 9, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.