Throwback: Did you know Keerthy Suresh and Priyanka Mohan rejected Nithiin starrer 'Maestro' for THIS reason?

The 2018 cult film, 'Andhadhun', starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, and Radhika Apte, had a regional remake from Tollywood in 2021 titled 'Maestro'. The Telugu version, directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, features Nithiin, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Nabha Natesh in the leading roles. However, many might not know that Keerthy Suresh and Priyanka Mohan were initially approached by the director but they refused to do the film due to a kissing scene.
According to a 2020 report in Cinejosh, the makers planned to cast Keerthy Suresh as the lady love of Nithiin in this film. After Keerthy's rejection, they approached Priyanka Mohan who also turned down the project. This triggered rumors about the Nithiin starrer having a lip-lock scene. Both the actresses were not ready to do the intense lip-lock scene with the actor, and hence they did not take up this project.

The Sriram Raghavan directorial Andhadhun features an intense lip-lock scene between Ayushmann Khurrana and Radhika Apte while they are making love to each other as per the film's script.

Due to COVID-19, the makers of 'Maestro' decided to consider it as an OTT release on September 17, 2021. The film received mixed reviews after the release.