Anil Ravipudi’s Big Plan: Nine Days, Nine Cities for Chiranjeevi’s Film

Megastar Chiranjeevi has a massive fan following, and director Anil Ravipudi is known for delivering entertaining commercial films. Normally, this combination does not need heavy promotions. Regular updates and a few promotional events are usually enough.

But Anil Ravipudi promotions have been completely different. Director is going for non-stop publicity, which clearly shows that they are not ready to take even a small risk.

Even though the film stars Megastar Chiranjeevi and popular actress Nayanthara, the makers are focusing strongly on opening day collections. The reason could be the tough competition at the box office during Sankranthi. When many big films are releasing around the same time, no team wants to take things lightly.

The recently released poster highlights a “Mega Countdown” plan with nine days, nine locations, and nine different activities. The Mega Countdown promotions for Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu began yesterday in Rajahmundry, marking the start of an extensive nine-day campaign. Today, January 4, the team moved to Tirupati where the trailer launch is also taking place in the evening. The promotional tour will then continue on January 5 in Nellore, followed by January 6 in Visakhapatnam. On January 7, the team will reach Hyderabad, one of the key centers for Telugu cinema promotions. After that, the countdown moves to Tadepalligudem on January 8, then to Anantapur on January 9. The promotions will continue on January 10 in Warangal, and finally conclude on January 11 in Bengalur. This clearly shows that Anil Ravipudi and the producers are fully focused on opening-day numbers.

A major attraction today is the trailer launch of Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu, scheduled at 04:05 PM at Tirupati. The event will take place at SV Cineplex in Tirupati, and all arrangements have already been completed. Ahead of this important moment, the movie team visited Tirumala in the morning to seek blessings from Lord Venkateswara. Director Anil Ravipudi, producer Sahu Garapati, and lyricist Rama Jogayya Sastry were present during the visit.

Produced by Shine Screens and Gold Box Entertainments, Mana Shankara Vara Prasad Garu is set for a grand theatrical release on January 12, 2026.