Balakrishna & Ravipudi: Not So Serious Again

After becoming a ‘Hit Machine’ with back-to-back blockbusters, director Anil Ravipudi is making sure that he will visit the audience every year on Sankranti eve. In recent times, he has Sankranthiki Vastunnam (2025), Mana Shankara Varaprasad (2026) releasing on Sankranthi eve, and his next with Venaktesh and Kalyaram is hitting cinemas on 2027 Sankranthi. And now, the talk is about his 2028 Sankranthi release.

According to reports, Nandamuri Balakrishna, who has earlier teamed up with Anil Ravipudi for “Bhagawant Kesari”, is ready to team up with him again. As the star senior hero’s next two projects, including the ongoing #NBK111 which is Gopichand Malineni’s film, and the next one with Koratala Siva, are action films, he wants a cool comedy entertainer after that. For that, he’s getting ready to team up with Anil Ravipudi for a 2028 Sankranti release as both will get free by mid-2027, and start their film then.

Meanwhile, at a time when young directors are struggling to lock their heroes, Anil Ravipudi is standing as an example as he is not only locking heroes, but also locking the release dates and going with a strong plan. Many are wondering how long Anil Ravipudi will continue this domination in the Sankranthi season as he owned and rocked twice already.