The smashing success of iSmart Shankar gave a new lease of life to director Puri Jagannadh who has been struggling to deliver a decent hit since the last five years. As expected, Puri is putting all possible efforts to revive his ambitious project Jana Gana Mana which he was supposed to do with Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu.

As Mahesh is not fully convinced with Puri’s script the project didn’t take off beyond discussion stages. Recently, it is was speculated that young sensation Vijay Devarakonda might star in this crazy project. However, it turned out to be just a rumour as Vijay was never approached by Puri for Jana Gana Mana.

Now, the latest reports revealed that Puri is planning to rope in Kannada sensation Yash, who became an overnight star with the humongous success of KGF Chapter 1. Reportedly, Puri has already met Yash and narrated the script and his character. Yash sounded optimistic and agreed to feature in it after the final narration. So, it is likely that Yash will star in this ambitious patriotic drama which has a strong social plot with many burning and contemporary issues.

Puri felt that the story of Jana Gana Mana has universal appeal and wants to make it as a multilingual film. If everything goes as planned, the project will go on floors very soon.