Ever since veteran filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao has announced that his next project will be with actor-politico Pawan Kalyan, all types of gossips have started making the rounds in Tollywood circles.

Many have already triggered speculation on what could be the reason behind Pawan's acceptance.

If industry sources are to be believed, then the answer is Pawan is a good admirer of Dasari.

In many instances, Dasari, who has made over 100 films over the last three decades, was seen showering praises on Pawan. He had several times heaped praises on Pawan's acting and the roles he performed.

Most of the industry folks said Pawan- Dasari have good respect for each other and the power star readily agreed when Dasari called him up to ask for the project.

Another gossip doing the rounds suggest that Dasari bagged the remake rights of Tamil film Neeram and Pawan also liked the story.

Now it remains to be seen whether Pawan will go with Neeram remake or Dasari pens a new story for him.