Hyderabad, May 3: A fire broke out in the farmhouse of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Friday, damaging part of a film set, police said. The incident occurred near the Gandipet lake. Residents of the area, who noticed the smoke at the farmhouse, alerted the police. Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Teaser: Megastar Chiranjeevi Invokes Awe as the Legendary Freedom Fighter - Watch Video.

There was nobody on the sets of the film Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy at the time of the accident. A part of it was damaged in the fire, police said.

Video of Fire at Chiranjeevi's Farmhouse 

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy is a historical war film based on the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy. Being made in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, it stars Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Nayanathara, Tamannah and others. Although Big B is all set to play a cameo in this period drama. The movie is being produced by Chiranjeevi's son and popular actor Ram Charan and directed by Surender Reddy. Moreover, Chiranjeevi was last seen in  V.V Vinayak's 2017 Telugu film Khaidi No 150 which was the first film from the Khaidi trilogy. The film was written by  AR Murugadoss and bankrolled by Ram Charan.

Khaidi No. 150 was a box-office hit and went on raking ₹41.75 crore on the opening day all over India. It entered the ₹100 crore club in just 5 days. The film garnered over $2 million in the USA. Its lifetime collection was around ₹164 crore. Would Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy be a much bigger hit? Comment your thoughts below.

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