Spiritual films are attracting Tollywood actors of overdue. After Balakrishna (Sri Rama Rajyam), Nagarjuna (forthcoming Adi Shankaracharya), Pawan Kalyan (upcoming Prince of Peace), now Venkatesh has finalized a venture, which is a biopic of Swami Vivekananda.

Sharing his pleasure, Venkatesh said that he is excited to work in the project to be directed by Mani Shankar. The actor has been closely working with the director in the scripting level, as the subject is near to his heart. The upcoming Telugu film is estimated to hit the floors in April 2012. Other information about the project are still under wraps.

Meanwhile, Venkatesh's next project Bodyguard will be releasing on January 11, 2012. Soon, he will start shooting for Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, which also features Mahesh Babu and Prakash Raj. Before starting the biopic of Vivekananda, the actor also has to finish a film with Meher Ramesh.