Cherry (Ram Charan) is a software Engineer in Hyderabad. He falls in love with Madhu (Kajal), sister of a local don Gandipeta Babji (Rahul Dev). A parallel track runs in Kolkata where Siddharth Nayak (Ram Charan) fights against the local goons. Who is Cherry? Who is Siddharth Nayak? How are they related? What happens next forms the rest of the story.
Trade
Expectations were high as VV Vinayak who delivered a super hit to Chiranjeevi through Tagore was directing his son, Ram Charan. Eventually Vinayak delivered a perfect mass masala entertainer blend with perfect comedy and the result is another hit for Charan. With this, Charan became the only hero to have three movies that made a business of Rs.45 Cr.
Highlights
Nayak is the first dual role movie in Ram Charan's career.
Ram Charan played the role of a software engineer for the first time in his career.
Ram Charan and Kajal paired up for the second time after their blockbuster hit Magadheera.
Chiranjeevi's chartbuster song "Subhalekha Raasukunna..." was remixed for this movie and was shot on Charan and Amala Paul in Iceland.
Sidelights
The villain in the movie was named 'Gandi Babji'. A sitting MLA claimed that the makers intentionally named the villain after him and threatened to go to court. Director VV Vinayak openly apologized for the mistake.