India, Feb. 6 -- Thandel, starring Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi, is gearing up for release this week. Ahead of the release, the cast and crew of the film held a promotional event in Hyderabad. Now, in an interview with Galatta Plus, the presenter of the film, Allu Aravind, has talked about casting Sai Pallavi as the lead and justified why no actor from Bollywood would suit the part. (Also read: Allu Aravind heaps praise on son Allu Arjun after blockbuster success of Pushpa 2: 'He is breaking all the records')

During the interview, Aravind said, "I have taken Sai Pallavi, I should say it is a commercial decision. I can't bring somebody from Bombay; a beautiful white-skin girl from Bombay for this character. This is a very rooted charact...