Megastar Chiranjeevi's 'Khaidi Number 150' and Natasimham Nandamuri Balakrishna's 'Gauthamiputra Satakarni' locked horns for this Sankranthi. While 'Khaidi Number 150' stood as the biggest grosser among single languages Telugu films with Rs.105 crores share, Balakrishna's 'GPS' collected decent share of Rs.48 crores world wide.
As Chiranjeevi's 151st film 'Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy' is all set to be launched in the month of April under Surender Reddy's direction, the film maybe get wrapped up in quick schedules. This Mega Power Star Ram Charan's production venture is expected to hit screens for Sankranthi, 2018.
On the other hand, Balayya's 'Raithu' was kept on hold while NTR's biopic's script work is still going on. He may take a couple of more months to get his next film kickstarted. As a result, the movie's release may not by possible for next Sankranthi.