For the upcoming Sankranthi festival season, two big Tollywood films in the form of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Walter Veerayya and Nandamuri Balakrishna’s Veera Simha Reddy are gearing up for a theatrical release. As Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna are locking horns at the box office after a few years, moviegoers are eagerly waiting to witness who will gain at the box office.
Being directed by Bobby, the shooting for Walter Veerayya is underway at a fast pace. The film has Shruti Haasan as the female lead. Hero Ravi Teja will be seen in a key role in this mass entertainer. On the other hand, Veera Simha Reddy being helmed by Gopichand Malineni has almost wrapped up its shooting formalities except for a song. Reputed production house Mythri Movie Makers is bankrolling both Veera Simha Reddy and Walter Veerayya.
Alongside Walter Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy, Tamil star Vijay’s Vaarasudu ( Varisu in Tamil) is also slated to hit the screens during Sankranthi/ Pongal season. Meanwhile, the latest reports from trade circles say that Veera Simha Reddy will be released on January 12th and Walter Veerayya is locked for January 13th release.
Though reports are coming in that even Vaarasudu will have a simultaneous in Telugu along with Tamil on January 12th, it is likely to be out on January 11th at the last minute. Adding to the three films, yet another Tamil star Ajith Kumar’s Thunivu is also slated to hit the screens during the Pongal season on January 11th but the film’s Telugu release is yet to be confirmed.