Uppena director Buchi Babu: Jr NTR asked if I stole the story

Sukumar's former associate Buchi Babu Sana is making his directorial debut with Uppena which has newcomers Vaishnav Tej and Krithi Shetty in the lead roles. The film is hitting the theatres on 12th of February.

Interestingly enough, Buchi Babu shared a funny incident while speaking about his journey.

"Jr NTR garu was taking part in Nannaku Prematho shoot in Spain and I happened to be there by his side as I worked as an associate director for the film. One day, I narrated him the story of Uppena and he instantly loved it. He funnily asked if I stole the story somewhere. His compliment gave me a whole lot of confidence," he said.

Buchi Babu further added that everything is falling into place for Uppena and the said the entire unit is very confident about the film.