SouthScope: Balakrishna’s next gets title & release date

Naga Chaitanya's #NC22 finishes shooting major scenes in Mysore; the teaser of Chiranjeevi's Mega154 to be unveiled for Diwali.

ByBhawana Tanmayi

Published Oct 23, 2022 | 10:00 AMUpdatedOct 23, 2022 | 12:25 PM

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Since December last year, after the release of Akhanda, the fans of Nandamuri Balakrishna have been eagerly waiting for the actor’s next release. And finally, the actor is all set to scorch the silver screen on Sankranthi in 2023.

Balakrishna and director Gopichand Malineni’s highly anticipated project, #NBK107, got an intense and powerful title — Veera Simha Reddy. The makers released a 3D title poster on Konda Reddy Buruju in Kurnool on Friday, 21 October.

Veera Simha Reddy is an apt title for the mass-action entertainer, for it presents Balakrishna in a ferocious avatar. In fact, a roaring lion can be spotted in the title logo.

Shruti Haasan is playing the leading lady in this flick. Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar are producing it under the banner of Mythri Movie Makers. The movie also stars Duniya Vijay, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar.

S Thaman is the music director. Rishi Punjabi is the cinematographer. Sai Madhav Burra is the dialogue writer.

AS Prakash is the production designer. National Award-Winning Craftsman Navin Nooli is handling editing and Ram-Lakshman duo is choreographing the stunts.

#NC22 wraps Mysore schedule

Naga Chaitanya Akkineni has been busy shooting for his upcoming film with leading filmmaker Venkat Prabhu. The movie has been tentatively titled #NC22.

The stellar cast was announced a few days ago. Expectations are high for the film.

As per the latest update, the movie recently finished a key schedule in the picturesque locations of Mysore. During the schedule, the makers shot major scenes with Naga Chaitanya.

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Team #NC22 completed Mysore schedule recently. (Supplied)

Naga Chaitanya will be seen in a completely different avatar in #NC22. This is also one of the high-budget films in his career.

Legendary father-son duo Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose the tunes for this movie.

Srinivasaa Chitturi is producing the film under the Srinivasaa Silver Screen banner. Pavan Kumar is the presenter. Abburi Ravi Penning is the dialogue writer and SR Kathir is the cinematographer.

Krithi Shetty is playing the leading lady in this film which also stars Priyamani, Aravind Swami and Sampath Raj in key roles.

Teaser of Mega154 for Diwali

Megastar Chiranjeevi’s mega mass and commercial entertainer #Mega154 with director Bobby (KS Ravindra) is fast progressing with its shoot in Hyderabad.

At present, the team is canning a high-octane action sequence. Ravi Teja is playing a powerful and lengthy role in the movie.

The makers revealed that the teaser and the title will be unveiled for Diwali.

They also released a poster in this regard and guess what? Chiranjeevi’s mass look is already winning hearts.

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The title and teaser of Chiranjeevi’s mega154 will be revealed for Diwali, 24 October. (Supplied)

The poster read: Boss Osthunnadu. The title alone is said to take the expectations to another level.

Mega154’s release is planned for Sankranthi in 2023 and works are progressing as per schedules. Rockstar Devi Sri Prasad is scoring the music for this prestigious project.

Shruti Haasan is playing the female lead opposite Chiranjeevi. The movie is billed to be a mass-action entertainer laced with all the commercial ingredients.

Naveen Yerneni and Y Ravi Shankar are producing the film. A top-notch technical team is associated with the project. Several notable actors are part of it.

Arthur A Wilson is the cinematographer and Niranjan Devaramane is the editor. AS Prakash is the production designer and Sushmita Konidela is the costume designer.

Bobby is the story and dialogue writer. Kona Venkat and K Chakravarthy Reddy are screenwriters. Hari Mohana Krishna and Vineeth Potluri are also part of the writing department.