Cunning Lad) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film[2] directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya under Universal Media.

The film stars Allu Arjun and Hansika Motwani (in her Telugu debut) , alongside Pradeep Rawat, Ali, Devan, Telangana Shakuntala and Subbaraju.

During one of these incidents, Bala saves a person from goons, while severely thrashing Murugesan, the son of a notorious smuggler Tambi Durai.

Fearing retribution from Tambi Durai, the Maa TV crew sends Bala's team to Kullu Manali to shoot a travel episode.

After the release of Happy (2006), Allu Arjun was reported to be keen to act in the Telugu remake of Sivakasi (2005) starring Vijay and Asin.

[5] He later accepted to act in a film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya under the banner Universal Media.

[11] Hansika Motwani was selected as the female lead which marked her debut in Telugu cinema as an actress at a very young age of 15.

[13] Rambha was selected for an item number in the film, despite initial reports stated that Charmee Kaur would dance in the song.