Arya is a cult classic love story in Telugu cinema and the team celebrated 20 years of the film last night in a grand manner. Sukumar and Dil Raju shared many interesting things about how this project took off and their experiences.

Sukumar told “Dil Raju promised a film if Dil becomes a hit. He called me and confirmed the project after the release of Dil. We narrated the script to Ravi Teja and Prabhas. When I went to narrate this story for Prabhas, I said "This story doesn't suit you, I'm here because of Dil Raju garu."

He added, "One evening, we were screening Dil for actor Tarun and then came Allu Arjun. My friend said, there is your Nachiketha. I decided that Allu Arjun is the hero of Arya. Soon we narrated the script to Allu Arjun and then to his father Allu Aravind."

After months of hard work and script changes, the film materialized. At one point of time, I decided to go back to my hometown and do my Lecturer job as I was frustrated narrating the same script again and again. Dil Raju convinced me and I waited for the opportunity” told Sukumar.