Nandamuri Balakrishna, like Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh, and Nagarjuna, is a senior stars in Telugu film. While he has long been overshadowed by the ‘Mega Star’ Chiranjeevi, his career has just experienced a stunning turnaround. Balayya saw a series of flops, including box-office disasters, before his savvy screenplay selections and planning prepared the path for a miraculous comeback.
His combination with filmmaker Boyapati Srinu in “Akhanda” with signaled the start of his comebacks blast, followed by successive hits with “Veera Simha Reddy” and “Bhagavath Kesari,” both of which grossed more than INR 100 crores in the same year.
Meanwhile, his opponent Chiranjeevi had a decline with films such as “Acharya” and “Bhola Shankar“. During this main time, Nandamuri Balakrishna’s success rate against his historical competitor became clear.
His appearance on Aha’s chat show “Unstoppable” fueled his rebirth in the business. A trailer for his new film, #NBK109, directed by Bobby Kolli, was recently released to critical praise during Maha Shivarathri. The teaser featured a new persona of Balayya, enticing not only his followers but also die hard fans in general.